House Resolution 144 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2             BY  MURPHY, HEDDENS and UPMEYER
  1  3 A Resolution to honor Tyler Joseph Steinke as the youngest
  1  4    Global Messenger for Special Olympics Iowa.
  1  5    WHEREAS, Global Messengers are Special Olympics
  1  6 athletes who help spread the message and vision of the
  1  7 movement as well as the benefits they have gained by
  1  8 participating in Special Olympics; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, every year, 10 to 12 athletes are selected
  1 10 to train and serve as Iowa Global Messengers,
  1 11 representing the Special Olympics Iowa movement; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, at the age of 10, Tyler Steinke became the
  1 13 youngest Global Messenger in Iowa for Special
  1 14 Olympics; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, this achievement is even more remarkable
  1 16 because at the age of two, doctors stated that Tyler
  1 17 would never walk or talk; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, today Tyler is a fourth grade student at
  1 19 Valerius Elementary School in Urbandale, Iowa; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, Tyler has been involved with Special
  1 21 Olympics Iowa for two years and has won a silver medal
  1 22 in the 50=meter dash, and has recently won a gold
  1 23 medal in basketball skills at the mid=winter games in
  1 24 Iowa City; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 25    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 26 That the House of Representatives congratulates Tyler
  1 27 Joseph Steinke in his new role as Global Messenger for
  1 28 Special Olympics Iowa and honors his remarkable
  1 29 spirit, determination, and hard work to overcome his
  1 30 challenges and become a Special Olympics athlete.
  2  1 LSB 6633HH 82
  2  2 jr/nh/24