HR 9061

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution congratulating Erica White for being the
3	first woman from Jacksonville to be drafted by the Women's
4	National Basketball Association.
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6	WHEREAS, Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville has long
7	been recognized for its winning tradition in both girls' and
8	boys' basketball, and
9	WHEREAS, the Jean Ribault High School Girls' Basketball
10	Team continued this tradition of athletic excellence with the
11	help of the then McDonald's All-American, Erica White, who led
12	the high school to three consecutive state championships from
13	2001 to 2003, and
14	WHEREAS, following her graduation from Jean Ribault High
15	School, Erica White attended Louisiana State University, where
16	she played for the Lady Tigers' basketball team and helped the
17	Tigers reach the Final Four during each of her four college
18	seasons, and
19	WHEREAS, the Jacksonville native made history in 2008 as
20	the first woman selected from that proud city into the Women's
21	National Basketball Association, taken by the Houston Comets as
22	the 17th overall pick of only 42 selections among 14 WNBA teams,
23	and
24	WHEREAS, having spent the 2008-2009 offseason overseas
25	playing professionally in Netanya, Israel, Erica White will
26	return to the United States to continue her successful career
27	playing for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, NOW, THEREFORE,
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29	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
30	Florida:
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32	That the Florida House of Representatives commends Erica
33	White for her many athletic accomplishments and congratulates
34	her on being the first woman from Jacksonville to be drafted by
35	the Women's National Basketball Association.
36	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
37	presented to Erica White and to the Jean Ribault High School
38	Athletic Department as a tangible token of the sentiments
39	expressed herein.

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