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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Parker Zumwalt of Pittsfield, who
4passed away on February 17, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt was born to Parker and Eileen
6Hemphill Zumwalt in Madison County on March 19, 1950; his
7family moved to Pike County when he was four, where they lived
8on a farm near Martinsburg, which the family still owns; he
9graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1968, and he was very
10proud to be a part of the Saukees 64-game winning streak; he
11married Beth Mitchell on March 31, 1972; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt worked for the Pittsfield Township
13from 1978 until 2015, serving as road commissioner for 30 of
14those years; he was also a 30-year member of the Pittsfield
15Fire Department, where he served as chief for many years
16before his retirement; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt co-founded girls softball in
18Pittsfield and Saukee Youth Football, where he served as a
19coach for over 30 years, coaching from his wheelchair for the
20past three years; he also served as president of the
21Pittsfield Little League Association and coached within the
22organization for several years; over the years, he served as

 

 

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1an umpire at the Pittsfield Lake softball league, a sports
2reporter for the Pike Press, a sports broadcaster for WBBA, an
3EMT for the Pike County Ambulance, a Ward 2 Democrat Precinct
4Committeeman, and an assistant coach for the Saukee football
5and wrestling teams; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt was a member of the First Baptist
7Church and the Pittsfield Crossing; he was named Mr. Saukee by
8both the wrestling and football programs at Pittsfield High
9School; he and his wife were named parade marshals of the 2020
10Fall Festival; he will be remembered for the love he held for
11his community; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt was preceded in death by his
13parents; his son, Max Zumwalt; and his sister-in-law, Sandra
14Richey; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt is survived by his wife; his
16children, Trevor (Kris) Zumwalt, Toyia Zumwalt, and Tammi
17(Jarrod Green) Zumwalt; his grandchildren, Katie (Buster)
18McConnell, Molly Green, and Ellie Zumwalt; his
19great-grandchild, Anna Beth McConnell; and his brother-in-law,
20Lee Richey; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1Parker Zumwalt and extend our sincere condolences to his
2family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Parker Zumwalt as an expression of
6our deepest sympathy.