IL HR1363

Congratulates Paul and Barbara Segobiano on 58 years of dedicated service to the Bloomington Knockers Youth Football Team

Recognizes the Knockers program's achievement of mentoring and inspiring over 6,000 children ages 8-15 from diverse economic and ethnic backgrounds while teaching values of tolerance, hard work, discipline, and respect

Acknowledges Paul Segobiano's founding of the Knockers program with Father George Casper's assistance to provide equal opportunity for west side youth football players, and the program's vision of creating discipline, respect, and family atmosphere

Notes Paul and Barbara's family legacy including 59 years of marriage, 5 children, 12 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and their service on school committees at multiple Catholic institutions

Honors Barbara Segobiano as a registered nurse and Pearl Harbor survivor who helped establish the Women's Health Center at St. Joseph Hospital, and Paul Segobiano's 42-year tenure on the McLean County Board