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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 Parker Zumwalt of Pittsfield, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 17, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt was born to Parker and Eileen | ||||||
| 6 | Hemphill Zumwalt in Madison County on March 19, 1950; his | ||||||
| 7 | family moved to Pike County when he was four, where they lived | ||||||
| 8 | on a farm near Martinsburg, which the family still owns; he | ||||||
| 9 | graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1968, and he was very | ||||||
| 10 | proud to be a part of the Saukees 64-game winning streak; he | ||||||
| 11 | married Beth Mitchell on March 31, 1972; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt worked for the Pittsfield Township | ||||||
| 13 | from 1978 until 2015, serving as road commissioner for 30 of | ||||||
| 14 | those years; he was also a 30-year member of the Pittsfield | ||||||
| 15 | Fire Department, where he served as chief for many years | ||||||
| 16 | before his retirement; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt co-founded girls softball in | ||||||
| 18 | Pittsfield and Saukee Youth Football, where he served as a | ||||||
| 19 | coach for over 30 years, coaching from his wheelchair for the | ||||||
| 20 | past three years; he also served as president of the | ||||||
| 21 | Pittsfield Little League Association and coached within the | ||||||
| 22 | organization for several years; over the years, he served as | ||||||
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| 1 | an umpire at the Pittsfield Lake softball league, a sports | ||||||
| 2 | reporter for the Pike Press, a sports broadcaster for WBBA, an | ||||||
| 3 | EMT for the Pike County Ambulance, a Ward 2 Democrat Precinct | ||||||
| 4 | Committeeman, and an assistant coach for the Saukee football | ||||||
| 5 | and wrestling teams; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt was a member of the First Baptist | ||||||
| 7 | Church and the Pittsfield Crossing; he was named Mr. Saukee by | ||||||
| 8 | both the wrestling and football programs at Pittsfield High | ||||||
| 9 | School; he and his wife were named parade marshals of the 2020 | ||||||
| 10 | Fall Festival; he will be remembered for the love he held for | ||||||
| 11 | his community; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 13 | parents; his son, Max Zumwalt; and his sister-in-law, Sandra | ||||||
| 14 | Richey; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Parker Zumwalt is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 16 | children, Trevor (Kris) Zumwalt, Toyia Zumwalt, and Tammi | ||||||
| 17 | (Jarrod Green) Zumwalt; his grandchildren, Katie (Buster) | ||||||
| 18 | McConnell, Molly Green, and Ellie Zumwalt; his | ||||||
| 19 | great-grandchild, Anna Beth McConnell; and his brother-in-law, | ||||||
| 20 | Lee Richey; therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
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| 1 | Parker Zumwalt and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 2 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 3 | further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to the family of Parker Zumwalt as an expression of | ||||||
| 6 | our deepest sympathy.
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