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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to |
| 3 | | congratulate the Lake County Coroner's Office on the occasion |
| 4 | | of receiving the 2024 Life Changer Award for Outstanding Teams |
| 5 | | from the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Network; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Gift of Hope organization is part of a |
| 7 | | nationwide system helping people through organ and tissue |
| 8 | | donation; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Lake County Coroner's Office received the |
| 10 | | Life Changer Award for Outstanding Teams in recognition of the |
| 11 | | commitment and dedication invested by Coroner Jennifer Banek |
| 12 | | and her team in collaborating with Gift of Hope, increasing |
| 13 | | organ and tissue donations and ultimately saving lives of |
| 14 | | those in desperate need; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Lake County Coroner's Office was nominated |
| 16 | | for the award earlier this year by the Gift of Hope Community |
| 17 | | Foundation; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Lake County Coroner's Office and Gift of Hope |
| 19 | | expanded their ability to work together last year by |
| 20 | | collaborating on an initiative that allows Gift of Hope to |
| 21 | | access electronic information related to a deceased person |
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| 1 | | more efficiently, a pivotal change allowing Gift of Hope to |
| 2 | | connect with families and coordinate tissue and organ donation |
| 3 | | when this is the intention of the loved one or their next of |
| 4 | | kin; prior to the new electronic interface, coroner's deputies |
| 5 | | would reach out to Gift of Hope representatives to notify them |
| 6 | | of potential donors; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Coroner's deputies of the Lake County Coroner's |
| 8 | | Office are responsible for conducting death investigations, |
| 9 | | working with families, and other investigative and logistic |
| 10 | | concerns; since electronically interfacing with Gift of Hope, |
| 11 | | when a coroner's deputy enters the deceased person's |
| 12 | | information into a portal, Gift of Hope can immediately begin |
| 13 | | its organ and tissue screening process, and their valiant |
| 14 | | efforts have made a clear impact on organ and tissue donation; |
| 15 | | and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 2023, the Lake County Coroner's Office made |
| 17 | | 148 referrals to Gift of Hope, which led to 84 family |
| 18 | | discussions and 24 successful organ and tissue donors, and |
| 19 | | those 24 tissue donors contributed to the improvement or |
| 20 | | healing of over 600 lives; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, As of May 30, 2024, the Lake County Coroner's |
| 22 | | Office has referred 60 cases, resulting in 11 tissue donors; |
| 23 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the |
| 3 | | Lake County Coroner's Office on receiving the 2024 Life |
| 4 | | Changer Award for Outstanding Teams from the Gift of Hope |
| 5 | | Organ and Tissue Network; and be it further
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| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 7 | | presented to the Lake County Coroner's Office as an expression |
| 8 | | of our esteem and respect. |