Bill Text: IL SR0093 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William Zeman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0093 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0093-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of William J. "Bill" "Coach" Zeman of | ||||||
| 4 | Roanoke, Illinois, who passed away on February 11, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Coach Zeman was born to Frank and Joan Cuchna | ||||||
| 6 | Zeman in Oak Lawn on January 9, 1954; he married Melinda Zeman | ||||||
| 7 | in Winfield on April 2, 1977; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Coach Zeman started his teaching career at | ||||||
| 9 | Roanoke-Benson High School during the 1976-77 school year; | ||||||
| 10 | during his tenure, he taught classes the majority of time and | ||||||
| 11 | ended his academic career as dean of students at | ||||||
| 12 | Roanoke-Benson Junior High School, retiring in 2013;
he was | ||||||
| 13 | the Roanoke-Benson Rocket's varsity baseball coach from 1979 | ||||||
| 14 | until his coaching retirement in 2014; he also coached cross | ||||||
| 15 | country, girls softball, JV and varsity girls basketball, JV | ||||||
| 16 | and varsity boys basketball, and junior high baseball; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Coach Zeman had many successful teams and seasons | ||||||
| 18 | with many regional and sectional titles and trips to the state | ||||||
| 19 | tournament, including his undefeated 1995 state baseball | ||||||
| 20 | championship team; he was added to the Illinois High School | ||||||
| 21 | Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1994, the Greater Peoria | ||||||
| 22 | Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, and the Bloomington Normal | ||||||
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| 1 | Officials Hall of Fame in 2014; in 2019, the Roanoke-Benson | ||||||
| 2 | High School baseball diamond was officially named in his | ||||||
| 3 | honor; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Coach Zeman loved to fish and watch his beloved | ||||||
| 5 | Cubs and NASCAR; he especially enjoyed spending time with | ||||||
| 6 | family and his precious grandchildren and any time away | ||||||
| 7 | vacationing at the cabin in Arkansas; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Coach Zeman was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 9 | and his one sister, Denise Zeman; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Coach Zeman is survived by his wife; his two | ||||||
| 11 | daughters, Jayme (Dan) Magnuson and Heather (Curt) Schweigert; | ||||||
| 12 | and his seven grandchildren, Brock and Reese Magnuson, and | ||||||
| 13 | Emma, Luke, Ryan, Jack, and Rhet Schweigert; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | William J. "Bill" "Coach" Zeman and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 17 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 18 | him; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Coach Zeman as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | deepest sympathy.
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