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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Marjorie Elizabeth "Margie" Caisley |
| 4 | | of Sacramento, California, who passed away on July 4, 2022; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Margie Caisley was born to William and Mary |
| 7 | | (Burnham) Caisley on July 8, 1976; she graduated from Normal |
| 8 | | Community High School and completed her bachelor's degree and |
| 9 | | master's degree in civil engineering at the University of |
| 10 | | Illinois; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Margie Caisley moved to California in 2000 and |
| 12 | | began working at Northwest Hydraulic Consultants; after the |
| 13 | | birth of her son, she began work at the State of California |
| 14 | | Department of Water Resources, eventually transitioning to the |
| 15 | | Department of Fish & Wildlife, where she provided technical |
| 16 | | expertise for restoration projects across California; she was |
| 17 | | a trusted and respected colleague and advocate for salmon, |
| 18 | | beavers, rivers, and the natural world as a whole; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Margie Caisley lived a life full of family, |
| 20 | | friends, and adventure; she cherished her role as mommy and |
| 21 | | stepparent and loved her children deeply; she was devoted to |
| 22 | | her family and continues to be an inspiration to them and to |
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| 1 | | all who knew her; her friends and colleagues created the |
| 2 | | Margie Caisley Conservation Engineering Endowment Scholarship |
| 3 | | fund in her honor; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Margie Caisley was a skilled pie baker, talented |
| 5 | | handbell player, avid sailer, intrepid hiker, and a mediocre |
| 6 | | but enthusiastic skier; her life was filled with kind, |
| 7 | | wonderful, and loyal friends; she excelled at creating a |
| 8 | | community and was an active member of St. John's Lutheran |
| 9 | | Church; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Margie Caisley is survived by her wife, Nicole |
| 11 | | Oehmke; her former wife, Amanda Bohl, and their children, |
| 12 | | Bennett and Adelaide Caisley and Octavia, Margaret, and Henry |
| 13 | | Oehmke; her parents; and her brother, Tom Caisley, his wife, |
| 14 | | Jeremy, and their daughters, Lena and Allyson; therefore, be |
| 15 | | it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Marjorie Elizabeth "Margie" Caisley and extend our sincere |
| 19 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 20 | | her; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Margie Caisley as an expression of |