Full Text of SR0093 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Coach Zeman was preceded in death by his parents | 9 | | and his one sister, Denise Zeman; and
| 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
| 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
| 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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