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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Lexie Kamerman of Chicago, who passed 
4away on January 17, 2014 in Kabul, Afghanistan; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lexie Kamerman was a 2008 graduate of Knox College 
6in Galesburg, where she was an active and engaged student, with 
7majors in Anthropology, Sociology, and Environmental Studies; 
8she served as a leader in the Pi Beta Phi sorority and on the 
9college's water polo team, carrying the team to the Collegiate 
10Water Polo Association's Women's National Club championship; 
11and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Lexie Kamerman was a global citizen and went to 
13Afghanistan following her graduation to help build the student 
14development program at the American University; she trained 
15women as resident assistants to help educate them to be the 
16Afghan leaders of the future; and
  
 
  
17    WHEREAS, Lexie Kamerman was a deep thinker and a fearless 
18advocate for a better world; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Lexie Kamerman was the beloved daughter of Alison 
20Pohn and Jack McCarthy; the cherished niece of Jeff Pohn (Possy 
21Holmes), Lisa (Jonathan) Levy, Julie (Adam) Pfeffer, Susan 
 
 
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1(Edward) Ocasek-Clayton; and the loving cousin of Gigi 
2Braybrooks, Danny, Simon, Joey, and Henry Levy, and Ben, Will, 
3and Molly Pfeffer; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
6Lexie Kamerman, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
8further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of Lexie Kamerman as an expression of 
11our deepest sympathy.