IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION congratulating John Repp upon his retirement after 30 years as a wrestling coach at Lee's Summit High School.
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RESOLUTION # 12143, March 23, 1998
INTRODUCED BY John C. Graham, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, John Repp, an elementary physical education teacher at Greenwood Elementary in Lee's Summit, will end his 30-year career as a wrestling coach at Lee's Summit High School; and,
WHEREAS, although John is retiring from his coaching position, he will continue teaching at Greenwood Elementary; and,
WHEREAS, during his career John has assisted in coaching 10 conference, 9 district and 1 state championship team, and 23 national, 57 all-state, and 8 state champion wrestlers; and,
WHEREAS, John graduated from Booneville High School where he was known as "the man with the golden arm;" and,
WHEREAS, he later graduated from Central State Missouri University in Warrensburg where he lettered in football for four years, received the Vernon Kennedy Award for Outstanding Athlete, and was a member of the Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity; and,
WHEREAS, as a teacher, John was named as a finalist in the Excellence in Teaching Award for the R-7 School District in 1996; and,
WHEREAS, John and his wife of 17 years, Kathy, have a daughter, Amanda, who is a sixth grader at Greenwood Elementary; and,
WHEREAS, John's hobbies include teaching a square dancing unit, something he has become quite renowned for; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature congratulates John Repp upon his 30 years as a wrestling coach for Lee's Summit High School and wishes him continued success in his teaching career...Attorney
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________ ________________________________
County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 12143 of March 23, 1998, was duly passed on __________March 23_____________, 1998 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent ______1______
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Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature