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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-19
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
March 5, 2013
To recognize and celebrate O’Conner Anderson III, age 14, for winning the Gold Medal at the 2013 Pyeong Chang Special Olympics World Winter Games in Gangneung, South Korea
WHEREAS, O’Conner Anderson III is one of the fastest athletes on ice in speed skating competition and is a 2-time Ice-A-Thon Champion at the DC Open;
WHEREAS, O’Conner Anderson III is a student at Woodson High School and trains with his coach Nathaniel Mills, a 3-time Winter Olympian, at the Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, O’Conner Anderson III competed in the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Gangneung, South Korea, where he represented his country and the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, O’Conner Anderson III won 2 gold medals – men’s 500-meter short track speed skating and the men’s 333-meter short track speed skating – and a bronze medal – men’s 777-meter short track speed skating; and
WHERAS, O’Conner Anderson III participated on a Short Track Speed Skating Relay Team with United States Olympic gold medalist and world-renowned short track speed skater Apolo Ohno, joining other Special Olympics athletes and Olympic speed skaters in a Unified Sports Experience exhibition race.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “O’Conner Anderson III Gold Medal Recognition Resolution of 2013”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia celebrates the accomplishments of O’Conner Anderson III and extends special congratulations to him and his family for their hard work and support of this young man’s exceptional accomplishments.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
