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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Melissa Katherine Bowie of Chicago, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on January 25, 2024; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Melissa Bowie was born to Sallie and Bill Bowie | ||||||
| 6 | in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 17, 1975; she graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from Forest Hills Northern High School in 1993; she received a | ||||||
| 8 | Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University in 1997 and a | ||||||
| 9 | Juris Doctor from Catholic University of America in 2003; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Melissa Bowie built an influential career | ||||||
| 11 | lobbying federal and state governments, most recently for | ||||||
| 12 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Melissa Bowie was deeply committed to her faith | ||||||
| 14 | and encouraged others as well, with handwritten notes, gifts | ||||||
| 15 | of devotionals, and deep emotional connections; she was an | ||||||
| 16 | active member of Park Community Church; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Melissa Bowie created joyful opportunities for | ||||||
| 18 | travel with her loved ones, visiting France, Israel, Turkey, | ||||||
| 19 | and Peru; she was an avid golfer, skier, and sailor; she loved | ||||||
| 20 | dressing up on Halloween, hosting annual Christmas cookie | ||||||
| 21 | parties, and doting on her dog, Lulu; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Melissa Bowie was a fiercely loyal daughter, | ||||||
| 2 | sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend, and she always | ||||||
| 3 | prioritized her relationships with her loved ones; her | ||||||
| 4 | presence brought joy, creativity, and adventure to every | ||||||
| 5 | encounter; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Melissa Bowie was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 7 | grandmother, Julia Honaker Hibbitt, and her grandfather, Jack | ||||||
| 8 | Montgomery Bowie; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Melissa Bowie is survived by her parents; her | ||||||
| 10 | grandmother, Janice Justice Bowie; her brothers, Ryan | ||||||
| 11 | Montgomery (Kristen) Bowie and Sean Nicholas (Emily) Bowie; | ||||||
| 12 | and her nieces and nephews, Lillian Summers "Lily" Bowie, | ||||||
| 13 | Grace Katherine Bowie, William Ryan "Liam" Bowie, Virginia | ||||||
| 14 | Prescott Bowie, Dorothy Hanson Bowie, Thomas Montgomery Bowie, | ||||||
| 15 | and Bryce William Bowie; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Melissa Katherine Bowie and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 19 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 20 | further | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of Melissa Bowie as an expression of | ||||||
| 2 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||