PRINTER'S NO. 2013
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
409
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, BOSCOLA, SCHWANK, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA,
WILLIAMS, SABATINA, BREWSTER, DINNIMAN, TEPLITZ, LEACH,
BLAKE, WILEY, FONTANA, GREENLEAF AND ARGALL, JUNE 30, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 30, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and mourning the death of Pat Summitt, the
coach with the most wins in Division I history, a monumental
figure who was at the forefront of ascending women's
athletics into the national spotlight and an advocate for
Alzheimer's disease research.
WHEREAS, Pat Summitt's winning ways on and off the court have
inspired countless female and male athletes and helped transform
women's college basketball from a sport ignored by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) into one that draws
national television audiences; and
WHEREAS, Sadly, Pat Summitt passed away Tuesday, June 28,
2016, at 64 years of age, after a battle with early onset
Alzheimer's disease; and
WHEREAS, Born Patricia Sue Head on June 14, 1952, in
Clarksville, Tennessee, as the daughter of a farmer, she was
instilled with the values of hard work and toughness from a
young age; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Summitt became the head coach at the University
of Tennessee flagship campus in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1974
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