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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Teresa Suzanne Ponio of Island Lake, who
4passed away on January 26, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was born in Rockford on April 21,
61958 to Richard and Frances Kerns (nee Hoeppner); on November
716, 1985, she married John W. Ponio in Hampshire and together
8they raised 3 sons in the Village of Island Lake; she earned an
9Associate of Science/Horticulture degree with emphasis on
10Floral Shop Management, and an Associate of Theology degree
11with an emphasis on Leadership Training; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was a stay-at-home mom and home
13schooled her boys through high school; she was a member of the
14Municipal Clerks of Illinois and the current Clerk for the
15Village of Island Lake; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was a member of the Lakes Region
17Watercolor Guild and a past Chair of their newsletter; she
18served for 3 years as a stateside Christian missionary in
19Idaho, Virginia, and Oklahoma; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was preceded in death by her parents,
21and her nephews, Shawn Gromer and Joshua Ghyselinck; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio is survived by her husband, John; her
2sons, Luke, Matt, and John; her brother, Michael (Kathy) Kerns;
3her sisters, Jeanette (David) Larson, Patricia (Richard)
4Ghyselinck, and Connie (Dean) Hinnerichs; and her nieces and
5nephews, Andrea (Cory) Probasco, Michelle (Jeff) Nevenhoven,
6Martin (Samara) Gromer, Eric (Wendy) Larson, Ryan Kerns,
7Nichole (Steve) Mathiason, Evan (Bethany) Kerns, Chad (Cindy)
8Larson, Adam Gromer, Nicholas Hinnerichs, Lisa (Kevin)
9Colbert, and Nathan (Elizabeth) Kerns; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
12Teresa Suzanne Ponio, and extend our sincere condolences to her
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
14further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the family of Teresa Ponio as an expression of our
17deepest sympathy.