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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Olivia 
4Kresach, who passed away on April 19, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Olivia Kresach was born on May 17, 1991; she was 
6the daughter of Dan and Meg Kresach; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Olivia Kresach graduated from Lincoln-Way East 
8High School in 2009; she was a lifelong dancer and a member of 
9Willow Street Dance Company in Mokena; she was also a diver and 
10an avid downhill skier in high school; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, While at the University of Illinois at Chicago, 
12Olivia Kresach took up yoga and became an instructor; she was 
13also studying to become a registered dietician when she was 
14diagnosed with glioblastoma, a highly aggressive and malignant 
15type of brain tumor that ultimately took her life; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Olivia Kresach is missed by all who knew her; she 
17had a contagious laugh and was always seen smiling; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, After Olivia Kresach passed away on April 19, 
192014, her parents, Dan and Meg, dedicated their lives to 
20defeating not only glioblastoma, the killer disease that took 
 
 
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1their daughter and only child, but all kinds of brain cancer; 
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3    WHEREAS, Dan and Meg have joined forces with the national 
4organization Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization 
5dedicated solely to seeking cures for the toughest types of 
6brain cancer; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Dan, Meg, and the Voices Against Brain Cancer 
8organization are working together to advance scientific 
9research, increase awareness within the medical community, and 
10support the patients, families, and caregivers affected by this 
11devastating disease; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, The members of this body commend the State of 
13Louisiana for the passage of House Concurrent Resolution 38, 
14which established May 9 as Louisiana Gray Day to further 
15progress brain cancer awareness; therefore, be it
  
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
17NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
18we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of 
19Olivia Kresach; and be it further
  
 
20    RESOLVED, That, in recognition of the work of Voices 
21Against Brain Cancer and the continued need to recognize and 
 
 
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1bring awareness to brain cancer, we designate May 9, 2016 as 
2Gray Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4delivered to the family of Olivia Kresach as an expression of 
5our sympathy.