Full Text of HR0111 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are | 3 | | saddened to learn of the passing of Bill "Coach" Zeman; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bill Zeman was born on January 9, 1954 in Oak Lawn | 5 | | to Frank and Joan Cuchna Zeman; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Zeman married Melinda Zeman on April 2, 1977 | 7 | | in Winfield; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Bill Zeman started his teaching career at | 9 | | Roanoke-Benson High School in 1976; he loved teaching and | 10 | | never left the school; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Bill Zeman taught classes and | 12 | | ultimately became the dean of students; he retired in 2013; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Bill Zeman coached the Roanoke-Benson High School | 15 | | Rocket's varsity baseball team from 1979 until 2014; he also | 16 | | coached cross country, girls softball, JV and varsity girls | 17 | | basketball, JV and varsity boys basketball, and junior high | 18 | | baseball; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Zeman had many successful teams and sports |
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| 1 | | seasons, which included both regional and sectional titles; he | 2 | | led the undefeated, state championship-winning 1995 Rocket's | 3 | | baseball team; he was inducted into the Illinois High School | 4 | | Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1994, the Greater Peoria | 5 | | Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, and the Bloomington Normal | 6 | | Officials Hall of Fame in 2014; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bill Zeman's successes were due to his love for | 8 | | and dedication to his players; this love was returned by the | 9 | | community with the dedication of the Roanoke-Benson High | 10 | | School baseball diamond, which was named in his honor; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Off the field and out of class, Bill Zeman loved | 12 | | to fish, to watch NASCAR and the Cubs, to spend time with his | 13 | | family, and to vacation at his cabin in Arkansas; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bill Zeman leaves a loving legacy, including his | 15 | | two daughters, Jayme Magnuson and Heather Scweigert, and his | 16 | | seven grandchildren, Brock and Reese Magnuson and Emma, Luke, | 17 | | Ryan, Jack, and Rhet Schweigert; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we mourn the passing of Bill "Coach" Zeman and extend our | 21 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 22 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Bill Zeman as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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