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SR0591 - 104th 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 Charles "Zackie" Monroe of | ||||||
| 4 | Bartonville, formerly of Peoria, who passed away on January | ||||||
| 5 | 19, 2026; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Zackie Monroe was born in Peoria on July 8, 1931; | ||||||
| 7 | he graduated from Bradley University; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Zackie Monroe's baseball career began in 1952 | ||||||
| 9 | before being interrupted by his military service; he returned | ||||||
| 10 | to the sport in June 1958, posting a 10-2 record for the | ||||||
| 11 | Triple-A minor league team the Denver Bears; he was then | ||||||
| 12 | called up by the New York Yankees, making his major league | ||||||
| 13 | debut by pitching three and one-third hitless innings of | ||||||
| 14 | relief against the Kansas City Athletics; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Zackie Monroe pitched an additional 20 games for | ||||||
| 16 | the Yankees, making six starts and registering a complete game | ||||||
| 17 | victory in September 1958 against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee | ||||||
| 18 | Stadium; he played in the 1958 World Series, where the Yankees | ||||||
| 19 | ultimately won the team's 18th World Series Championship; he | ||||||
| 20 | pitched three games in relief for the Yankees in 1959 before | ||||||
| 21 | being sent down to the Triple-A league; he remained in the | ||||||
| 22 | minor leagues before retiring in 1962; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, During his Major League Baseball career, Zackie | ||||||
| 2 | Monroe compiled a 4-2 record with one save, one complete game, | ||||||
| 3 | a 3.38 earned run average, and 19 strikeouts in 24 | ||||||
| 4 | appearances; amidst the 61 and one-third innings pitched, he | ||||||
| 5 | permitted 60 hits and 29 bases on balls; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Zackie Monroe will be remembered for his | ||||||
| 7 | influence and legacy on the game of baseball; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Zachary Charles "Zackie" Monroe and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 11 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 12 | him; and be it further | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Zackie Monroe as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||