Subject: 21059/RecogVenusLacey/OlympicAthleteFmChattanooga
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 14:10:37 -0500



                   RESOLUTION NO.    21059  


              A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING
                            Venus Lacy
                  FOR HER EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE
                        AS A MEMBER OF THE
              U.S.A. OLYMPIC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

                  ______________________________


     	  WHEREAS, Venus Lacy is a native of Chattanooga and the
daughter of Scott and Dorothy Lacy; and
     	  WHEREAS, she graduated from Brainerd High School in
1985 and was a member of Brainerd High School's 1984 Women's
State Championship basketball team; and
     	  WHEREAS, Ms. Lacy continued her educational and
athletic endeavors at Louisiana Tech University where she was a
member of Louisiana Tech University's National Championship
basketball team in 1988, was named Louisiana Tech University's
Most Valuable Player and Team Captain for the Year of 1990 and
lead the team to an undefeated regular season record and a #1
ranking in the national polls; and
     	  WHEREAS, Ms. Lacy was a consensus All-American and
women's college basketball Player of the Year for 1990; and
     	  WHEREAS, Ms. Lacy has pursued a professional basketball
career in the European Professional Women's Basketball League
from 1990 until the present; and
     	  WHEREAS, Ms. Lacy has fulfilled the Olympic dream
(based on her talent, dedication and hard work) as a member of
the United States of America Olympic Women's Basketball Team for
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the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia; and
     	  WHEREAS, Ms. Lacy has been recognized in the
international basketball  community for her tenacity and
intensity in performing as a member of the United States of
America's Olympic Women's Basketball Team; and
     	  WHEREAS, Ms. Lacy's accomplishments and successes are
an inspiration to all residents of our community;
                         NOW, THEREFORE,
     	  BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, that Venus Lacy be and is hereby
recognized and honored for her exemplary performance on the
United States Olympic Women's Basketball Team.

ADOPTED:  August 6, 1996

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