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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 Michael T. "Mike" Mersch of Park Ridge, Illinois, who
5 recently passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, Mike Mersch grew up in Skokie with his six
7 sisters and two brothers; he began his life-long love of
8 hockey when he began playing hockey with the Niles Sharks at
9 the age of seven; and
10 WHEREAS, Mike Mersch attended Notre Dame High School in
11 Niles, where he was named the most valuable player of the
12 hockey team his senior year; he is also a member of the Notre
13 Dame High School athletic hall of fame; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Mersch attended the College of DuPage and
15 the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he played hockey
16 at both institutions; he was drafted by the National Hockey
17 League team the Calgary Flames in 1986; during his time with
18 the Flames he helped lead the farm team, the Salt Lake Golden
19 Eagles, to the Turner Cup championship; he was traded to the
20 Pittsburgh Penguins and played for the Flint Spirits and the
21 Muskegon Lumberjacks, who he helped win the Turner Cup
22 championship in the 1988-1989 season; and
23 WHEREAS, Mike Mersch retired in 1990 and married his high
24 school sweetheart, Nancy Davies; he began coaching hockey
25 teams in Niles, where he led teams to three consecutive title
26 runs and many championship finals; he also led power skating
27 clinics and taught many local young people how to skate; and
28 WHEREAS, Mr. Mersch coached the Park Ridge Express Mite
29 Bronze travel team in the 1999-2000 season, and saw the team
30 win their first championship in more than twenty years; and
31 WHEREAS, The passing of Michael Mersch will be felt by
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1 all who knew him, especially his wife, Nancy; his children,
2 Michael, Natalie, and Dominick; his parents, Robert and Mary
3 Mersch; as well as other family members, friends, and the
4 many children whose lives he touched; therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
7 all who knew him, the death of Michael "Mike" Mersch of Park
8 Ridge, Illinois; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Michael Mersch.