Illinois SR 391: MEMORIAL-ANTOINE L. MERRICK

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SR0391LRB104 14785 LAW 27927 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Antoine Lamar Merrick of Chicago 

4Heights, who passed away on July 31, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Antoine Merrick was born in Mobile, Alabama on 

6October 25, 1982; he was raised in Tampa, Florida; he 

7graduated from Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida, 

8where he played football; he attended Florida A&M University; 

9he married his wife, Kelli, in 2005; together, they built a 

10life grounded in laughter, family, and love; and

11 WHEREAS, Antoine Merrick began working with PepsiCo, 

12becoming affectionately known as "the Pepsi man" in the 

13community over the course of his eight-year career; after 

14earning his Commercial Driver's License (CDL), he transitioned 

15into a career in trucking, during which he loved taking his 

16girls on the road with him; and

17 WHEREAS, Antoine Merrick discovered coaching to be his 

18life's work, first coaching at St. Agnes Catholic School in 

192014; he coached girls and boys basketball and girls 

20volleyball; he eventually took his passion to the Amateur 

21Athletic Union (AAU) circuit, through which he coached the 

22Lady MeanStreets and the Midwest Elite; he ultimately created 

SR0391- 2 -LRB104 14785 LAW 27927 r

1a basketball program of his own, the Power Moves Elite (PME), 

2home of the PME Pumas; and

3 WHEREAS, Antoine Merrick's coaching career led him to 

4Marian Catholic High School, where he helped guide the Lady 

5Spartans for years, and finally to Rich Township High School, 

6where he served as head assistant coach of the girls varsity 

7basketball team and head coach of the girls flag football 

8team; over the co