Full Text of SR0154 103rd 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 Zachary A. "Zack" Defreitas of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on March 17, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Zack Defreitas was born to John Charles and | 6 | | Michelle Lynn Richards Defreitas in Peoria on October 2, 1992; | 7 | | he moved with his family to Springfield in the mid-1990s; he | 8 | | played youth hockey with the Springfield Kings, the Peoria Jr. | 9 | | Rivermen, and the Pekin Dragons before embarking on a junior | 10 | | hockey run with the Danville Inferno and Peoria Mustangs; he | 11 | | graduated from Springfield High School in 2010; he earned his | 12 | | bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and Media Arts from | 13 | | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in May 2016; he | 14 | | married Erica Davis at Washington Park in Springfield on April | 15 | | 23, 2022; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Zack Defreitas was employed as Director of | 17 | | Marketing and Communications for the Springfield Jr. Blues, | 18 | | where he worked since 2018; he also served as the play-by-play | 19 | | announcer for the Springfield Jr. Blues and became popular | 20 | | with the team's fan base; he formerly served as the | 21 | | broadcaster for the Springfield Sliders baseball team in the | 22 | | summer of 2021; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Zack Defreitas had an undying passion for hockey, | 2 | | with his favorite team being the St. Louis Blues; he enjoyed | 3 | | taking long drives, watching WWE and old movies, traveling, | 4 | | listening to music, and researching historical events; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Zack Defreitas was preceded in death by his | 6 | | maternal grandfather, Denny Richards; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Zack Defreitas is survived by his wife, Erica | 8 | | Defreitas; his father, John Defreitas; mother, Michelle | 9 | | (husband, Jesse) Defreitas; his brothers, Nicholas Defreitas | 10 | | and Bradley (fiancé, Samantha) Defreitas; his maternal | 11 | | grandmother, Marie Richards; his paternal grandmother, Joanne | 12 | | Defreitas; his paternal grandfather, Charles Defreitas; his | 13 | | several professional friendships, including Tyler Rennette, | 14 | | Todd Pococke, and Dan Ferguson; and his many friends who | 15 | | became family; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Zachary A. "Zack" Defreitas and extend our sincere condolences | 19 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 20 | | it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Zack Defreitas as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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