Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2016-638

• Record #: R2016-638
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 9/14/2016
• Final action: 9/14/2016
• Title: Congratulations extended to Assistant Coach Doug Bruno on leading U.S. Women's National Basketball Team to Gold Medal at 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2016		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
9/14/2016	32350	City Council	Adopted	Pass

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Assistant Coach Doug Bruno helped lead the United States' Women's National Basketball Team to a Gold Medal in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has bene informed of this honor by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

WHEREAS, With a 101-72 win over Spain, the women's basketball team displayed remarkable skill and dominance on the court; and

WHEREAS, The crushing win marked the sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal won by the United States women's team; and

WHEREAS, The victory was a victory for all the students and faculty at the DePaul University campus in Chicago where Doug Bruno serves as Head Coach of the Blue Demons women's basketball team; and

WHEREAS, In 2016 Doug Bruno completed his 30^th season as Head Coach and under his leadership the Blue Demons have qualified for post-season competition play 21 times; and

WHEREAS, Coach Doug Bruno is an outstanding credit to DePaul University and sports fans throughout Chicagoland; and

WHEREAS, The hard work, dedication and talent of Coach Doug Bruno serve as an example to all; now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this fourteenth day of September, 2016, do hereby congratulate Coach Doug Bruno on the occasion of his remarkable success as Assistant Coach at the 2016 Rio Olympics; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Coach Doug Bruno.