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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING TED SZYMKOWICZ ON BEING INDUCTED

TO THE COVENTRY HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

     Introduced By: Representative Jared R. Nunes

     Date Introduced: March 21, 2013

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Ted Szymkowicz has made an unprecedented contribution to the athletics

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program at Coventry High School for over fifty years as a student athlete, teacher, and coach; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1955, Ted graduated from Coventry High School, where he played

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baseball and basketball for all four years. He led the state in scoring in basketball (class C). As a

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result of his hard work, he was selected as First Team player on the All-Kent County Basketball

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team and was named the 1955 Outstanding Basketball Player in Kent County. Ted also received

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similar awards in baseball. As a senior, he was awarded the Babe Ruth Sportsmen Award at

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Coventry High School; and

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     WHEREAS, Ted attended Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, where

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he continued his love of sports by playing baseball, basketball, and golf, and was selected as the

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Outstanding Athlete for 1958; and

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     WHEREAS, In 1962, Ted returned to Coventry High School as an educator, and went on

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to teach social studies and coach for thirty-four years, retiring in 1996. During that time he

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coached basketball as assistant and head coach for thirty-three years, winning Coventry’s only

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Suburban Division State Championship in 1979-80, and was awarded the Outstanding Coaches

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Award. Ted also coached golf, where he won the Western Division Championship in 1967 and

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1968; and

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     WHEREAS, Appointed Athletic Director in his last three years at CHS, Ted also served

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as a baseball umpire and as a high school and college soccer official. A member of NISOA for

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over forty years, Ted served as the state representative to the Northeast Soccer Officials

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Association for more than two decades; and

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     WHEREAS, Ted was named Official of the Year and was presented with the David

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Steele Memorial Award in 2003. In 2008, he also received the Pard Picerce Award for baseball;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Ted Szymkowicz has had a tremendous impact on generations of athletes at

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the high school and college level through his commitment to athletics and the youth of Coventry.

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His dedication to education, passion for sportsmanship, and willingness to volunteer his time and

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energy are truly inspirational; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates and commends Ted Szymkowicz on his induction to

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the Coventry High School Association Hall of Fame; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ted Szymkowicz.

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