SR1238 Summary

• Senate Resolution mourning the death of J. Michael "Mike" Zimmers, who passed away on October 5, 2022.

• Zimmers was born October 15, 1949, and had a 37-year career in education as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, and principal in Springfield schools, retiring in 2011.

• Served over nine years on Springfield School Board #186, including three years as board president and three years as vice president, and helped organize the One Sangamon Schools group that passed a countywide sales tax increase in 2018.

• Received numerous community and professional accolades including the Bob Goldman Friend of Education award in April 2022 and induction into MacMurray College's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.

• Illinois Senate extends condolences to his surviving family: wife Nancy, daughter Layne A. Zimmers (Lori Smith), and extended family members.