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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express 
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their sincere condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, 
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and students of Kimberly C. Corcoran of Pingree Grove, who 
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passed away on December 24, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kimberly Corcoran was born June 1, 1973 in St. 
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Charles; her parents are Eugene and Joy (nee Cronan) Corcoran; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was a graduate of Hampshire High School and 
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Concordia University in River Forest; she was pursuing a 
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Master's degree at Concordia; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kimberly Corcoran was a lifelong resident of the 
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Elgin and Hampshire area; she was a third grade teacher at 
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Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in District 300; and

 
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    WHEREAS, At Sleepy Hollow, she had 26 students in her 
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classroom, and team taught an afternoon class with 25 students; 
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she was coordinator of the mentoring program, pairing students 
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with faculty or staff mentors, organizing weekly visits between 
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mentors and students, and monthly meetings where the children 
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would work on arts and crafts; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Kimberly Corcoran is survived by her parents, 
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Eugene and Joy Corcoran; her brother, Eugene; her sister, 
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Ashley (Bart) Majors; her nieces, Chelsea Corcoran, and Blake 
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and Rhyan Majors; and her nephew, Benjamin Majors; she was 
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preceded in death by her grandparents, Eugene and Nancy 
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Corcoran, and Thomas and Edna Cronan; and her uncle, Dr. Thomas 
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L. Cronan III; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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all who knew and loved her, the passing of Kimberly Corcoran; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Kimberly Corcoran as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy at their loss.