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MS HC91

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/21/2017

Primary Sponsor

Tom Weathersby

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends Olympic wheelchair fencer Ryan Estep of Florence, Mississippi for his outstanding career and numerous achievements in the sport
  • Ryan Estep won seven national titles (3 epee, 2 foil, 2 saber), maintained a top five world ranking for two years, and finished top eight or better at every World Cup/Championship since 2012 until his retirement in 2014
  • Estep became a wheelchair fencer after a 2005 injury left him paralyzed from the waist down, earned a silver medal at the 2009 national championships, and won the Pan American Zonal in Brazil in 2011
  • Estep served as the athlete representative for wheelchair fencing on Team USA from 2012-2014 and participated in the 2012 Olympic Games in London
  • Directs that copies of the resolution be furnished to Ryan Estep and members of the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Ryan Estep; commend for outstanding wheelchair fencing career.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

3/21/2017

Committee Referrals

Rules3/13/2017

Full Bill Text

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