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92_SR0555
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Zack O. Monroe of Peoria, who passed away on November 24,
5 2002; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Monroe was born in Moultrie County on May 4,
7 1906 to Claude and Iva Hampton Monroe; he married Frieda
8 Rhode on July 26, 1930 in Peoria; she preceded him in death
9 in 1995; and
10 WHEREAS, A self-made man, he became an apprentice barber
11 at the age of 12; in 1923, he moved to Peoria; he owned and
12 operated barber shops in the 2900 and 3000 blocks of
13 Northeast Adams Street and the Peoria Barber College, which
14 is currently the oldest barber school in the nation; and
15 WHEREAS, During his long and distinguished career as a
16 dedicated public servant, he was elected to the Peoria City
17 Council in 1945 and served 8 years as the 10th Ward alderman;
18 in 1953, he was elected Peoria Township Supervisor of General
19 Assistance, an office he held for 40 years until retiring in
20 1993; and he was a member of the Peoria County Board from
21 1953 to 1970; and
22 WHEREAS, During his time in office, he fought to change
23 the name of Harvard Avenue to War Memorial Drive in honor of
24 Peoria's veterans; he introduced one of the first township
25 workfare plans in the state; and he provided leadership for
26 the construction of the McClugage bridge to replace the Upper
27 Free Bridge; and
28 WHEREAS, He was awarded the Charles Schlink Memorial Good
29 Government Award in 1993 by the Peoria Jaycees; he was the
30 recipient of the First Private Citizen Award by the Reserve
31 Officers Association and the Peoria Area Home Builders Group
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1 for saving local taxpayers thousands of dollars while he was
2 Peoria's Supervisor of General Assistance; and
3 WHEREAS, He was instrumental in starting a Dad's Club at
4 Kingman Grade School; he was a member and former
5 superintendent of the Sunday School at Madison Avenue United
6 Methodist Church; he was a member of Illinois Lodge, AF&AM;
7 Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Peoria; and the Mohammed
8 Temple Shrine; he was a member of the Creve Coeur Chapter
9 Order of the Eastern Star; in 1996 he was honored as a
10 50-year member of Mohammed Temple; and
11 WHEREAS, His passing will be felt by all who knew and
12 loved him, especially his sons, Zackie (and Barbara) and
13 Roger (and Nancy); his daughters, Judy (and Gary) Kailey and
14 Carol Angilello; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;
15 one great-great-grandchild; and his sister Mrs. William
16 (Alberta) Byrkit; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
18 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
19 his family and friends and the entire community, the death of
20 Zack O. Monroe; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to the family of Zack O. Monroe as an expression of
23 our deepest sympathy.