Full Text of HR0228 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of Minnie | 4 | | Minoso of Chicago and wish to honor his life and pay tribute to | 5 | | this very special man; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Minoso was born in 1925 as Saturnino | 7 | | Orestes Armas (Arrieta) Minoso; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Minoso made his major league debut with the | 9 | | Cleveland Indians in 1949 and was acquired by the Chicago White | 10 | | Sox 2 years later; he played for the White Sox from 1951-1957, | 11 | | 1960-1961 and in 1964; he then served as player-coach in 1976 | 12 | | and 1980; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Minoso became the first black man to play | 14 | | for the White Sox in 1951, 4 years after Jackie Robinson broke | 15 | | the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers; he blazed a trail | 16 | | for other Latin American players in the 1950s; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Minoso was described as being the perfect | 18 | | teammate with a love of the game and wanted to be playing | 19 | | baseball even after death; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Minoso established the White Sox standard |
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| 1 | | when he led the American League in being hit by pitches 10 | 2 | | times; he ran the bases like a gazelle with 205 stolen bases; | 3 | | he drove in 100 or more runs 4 times, hit .300 or higher 8 | 4 | | times, and was a 7-time All-Star and 3-time Gold Glove winner; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, After his playing career, Minnie Minoso was | 7 | | constantly around the team clubhouse as a community-relations | 8 | | ambassador, team cheerleader, father figure, and mentor and | 9 | | will be forever known as Mr. White Sox, having his number 9 | 10 | | retired in 1983, and his statue unveiled at U.S. Cellular Field | 11 | | in 2004; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Minoso leaves behind his wife of 30 years, | 13 | | Sharon; his sons, Orestes, Jr. and Charlie; and his daughters, | 14 | | Marilyn and Cecilia; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Minoso was a featured guest at Speaker | 16 | | Madigan's 50th birthday party held at the Stadium Club at | 17 | | Comiskey Park; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | mourn the passing of Minnie Minoso, and extend our sincere | 21 | | condolences to his family, friends and all who knew and loved | 22 | | 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 Minnie Minoso as an expression of | 3 | | our respect and deepest sympathies.
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