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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Graeme K. Carnegie of Oak Park, who |
4 | | passed away on July 20, 2014; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Graeme Carnegie was born on March 15, 1974 in |
6 | | Guildford, England; his parents were Kenneth J. Carnegie and |
7 | | Gillian E. Carnegie; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Graeme Carnegie grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland with |
9 | | his parents; his sister, Rachael; his grandparents, Betty and |
10 | | Nicol Carnegie; and his Auntie Hazel; at the age of 9, he moved |
11 | | with his parents and sister to Oundle, England, where he |
12 | | attended school; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Graeme Carnegie graduated in 1996 from Swansea |
14 | | University in Wales with a degree in biochemistry; he went on |
15 | | to obtain a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Dundee |
16 | | in Scotland in 2002; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, In 2001, Graeme Carnegie moved to Portland, Oregon |
18 | | to pursue his career in medical research; there, he met his |
19 | | wife, Andrea, and they enjoyed and embraced the local culture; |
20 | | in 2009, he accepted an assistant professor position at the |
21 | | University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; he and |