MEMORIAL-VICKY L. KING

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HR0576
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Vicky L.
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King of Mill Shoals, who passed away on November 23, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Vicky King was born to Don and Mary King in
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Fairfield on June 23, 1954; she graduated as valedictorian
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from Mills Prairie High School in 1972, where she was the
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homecoming queen and a cheerleader; she continued her
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education at Southern Illinois University, where she was in
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the first female athletic class to receive full ride
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scholarships thanks to the newly enacted Title IX, a moment
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that set the tone for her career vigorously advocating for
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equal opportunities in high school athletics; and

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WHEREAS, Vicky King served as a physical education and
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driver education teacher at Carbondale Community High School
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(CCHS), where she also coached softball and girl's golf,
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recording over 250 softball wins and leading the Terriers'
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first girls' golf team to the Illinois High School Association
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State (IHSA) Championship; she also hosted the first IHSA
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State Girls Golf Tournament for six years; and

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WHEREAS, Vicky King later became the athletic director at
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CCHS, the first female to serve in that position in Southern

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Illinois, where she was instrumental in the planning and
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development of Carbondale's new high school and the Super
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Block Sports Complex; during her career, she served for many
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years helping shape athletic policies on the IHSA Legislative
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Committees for Athletic Directors, Principals, and Golf; and

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WHEREAS, Vicky King served as the principal of CCHS until
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her retirement in 2010; even in retirement, she remained
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deeply involved with the district, serving on the CCHS Board
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of Education, and she was eventually inducted into the CCHS
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Hall of Fame for her decades of service to the school
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community; and

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WHEREAS, Vicky King will be remembered as a dedicated
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coach, leader, mentor, and friend by the community, as well as
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a trailblazer in girls' and women's sports in Southern
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Illinois; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we mourn the passing of Vicky L. King and extend our sincere
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condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
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her; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Vicky King as an expression of our

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deepest sympathy.

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