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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 23, 2013 12:38 PM |
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| From: | Representative Peter J. Daley |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Condolence Resolution honoring Stan "The Man" Musial |
| In the near future, I intend to introduce a condolence resolution honoring the life and memory of Stan “The Man” Musial, the Donora, PA native whose thumping baseball elegance and unfailing humanist poise adorned most of an American century. The Hall of Famer won 7 National League batting titles, was a three-time most valuable player and helped the Cardinals capture three World Series championships in the 1940s. Mr. Musial was a decorated athlete at Donora High School at the height of the Depression. History and even folklore are unsettled on the narrative of Stan being offered a basketball scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh, and about which his parents argued for and against accepting, but instead the Cardinals thought enough of him as a pitcher that they signed him to a minor league contract before he could open a book or work a single factory shift. He played a crucial role in the early career of Jackie Robinson. The Cardinals, some of whom had threatened to strike rather than play against Robinson, were eventually swayed in no small part because of Mr. Musial, who had played with African Americans back in Donora and would eventually lead a walkout from a Pittsburgh restaurant that would not serve a black teammate. Sadly, Stan “The Man” Musial passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, January 19, 2013 in the St. Louis suburb of Ladue. He was 92. In honor of Mr. Musial’s profound contributions to our Commonwealth and country I ask that you join me in co-sponsoring this resolution to express our profound sorrow over Stan’s passing, and extend our most heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. |
Introduced as HR133