[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 116 (Thursday, July 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H5591-H5592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING THE EDWARDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Edwardsville High School's baseball team on their Class 4A 
State championship.
  Edwardsville played Saint Charles North for the title last week, 
going into extra innings before the Tigers won it all 3-2, claiming 
their third State championship in school history and their first since 
1998.
  With a 37 win and 5 loss season record, Edwardsville came to the 
championship game ready to win. At the bottom of the seventh inning, 
Saint Charles had a 2-1 lead with the bases loaded and no outs.
  Thanks to a double play, the Tigers tied the game 2-2 and sent the 
game into extra innings. In the top of the eighth inning, the Tigers 
stole second base and later laid down a bunt, which led to a close play 
at the plate, allowing the Tigers to score the winning run.
  When the Tigers took the field that morning, Coach Tim Funkhouser had 
699 career wins. After the game, he came home with number 700 and a 
State championship.
  What a way to hit 700 wins in your career. I congratulate Coach 
Funkhouser and the entire Edwardsville Tiger baseball team on a 
fantastic season and a well-deserved win.


               Recognizing Adoption Lawyer Ellyn Bullock

  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Ellyn Bullock, a lawyer from Champaign, Illinois, who specializes in 
adoption. She has been nominated to be an Angels in Adoption honoree by 
the 2019 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.
  Since 1999, Ellyn has finalized the adoptions of more than 1,800 
children. More than half were in the Illinois foster care system and 
ultimately found permanent homes.
  She has won the Catholic Charities Friend of Adoption award and has 
been recognized multiple times by associations for her advocacy of 
family values and adoptions outside the office.
  Ellyn and her husband, David, are proud parents of three children: 
Kyle, Imy, and Charlie. They adopted Kyle

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and Imy and have acted as guardians of another child.
  A stable and permanent family is perhaps the most important thing in 
a child's developing life. Every day, we rely on people like Ellyn to 
unite families and improve lives. I applaud Ellyn for all of her hard 
work and for her fighting for families in the 13th District of 
Illinois.

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