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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Kristin E. Abbott, M.D. of Park Ridge,
4formerly of Sylvania, Ohio, who passed away on January 21,
52024; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott was born to Linda and Duane Abbott on
7September 3, 1982; as a child, she played French horn in the
8Toledo Youth Orchestra and skated with the Ann Arbor Hockettes
9International Junior Synchronized Skating Team; she graduated
10from Sylvania Southview High School in Sylvania, Ohio in 2001;
11she received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Zoology
12from Miami University in 2005; during her undergraduate
13studies, she skated internationally with the Varsity
14Synchronized Skating Team for four years; she earned her
15Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toledo College of
16Medicine in 2009; she completed her residency in family
17medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and a
18fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Minnesota;
19she married Kevin Pansky in 2013; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott began working as a team physician for
21Northwestern University Athletics/Sports Medicine in 2013,
22providing medical services to multiple teams, including field
23hockey, lacrosse, and women's basketball; she became the

 

 

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1medical director for Northwestern Medicine Student Health
2Services in 2020; she also served as an assistant professor of
3the Department of Family and Community Medicine through
4Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine; during
5her tenure, she profoundly and positively impacted the health
6and well-being of thousands of students and student-athletes
7at Northwestern University; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott was a physician in the national
9network for Team USA figure skaters, serving as team physician
10for Team USA figure skaters at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in
11Beijing, China; she was appointed as a national technical
12specialist for synchronized skating and served as vice chair
13of the Technical Panel Committee on synchronized skating for
14the U.S. Figure Skating Association; she also served as chair
15and vice-chair of the Sports Science and Medicine Committee
16for U.S. Figure Skating and was a participant in the Medical
17Standards Working Group of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic
18Committee's National Governing Bodies (USOPC NGB); and
 
19    WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott published and co-authored reviewed
20articles related to figure skating and sports medicine; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott was a beloved mother, wife, daughter,
22sister, mentor, and friend who enjoyed watercolor painting,
23crocheting, and championing for mental health, diversity, and

 

 

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1equity inclusion; she will be remembered for her adventurous
2spirit, her compassionate care towards patients, and her deep
3and enduring love for all; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott is survived by her husband; her
5children, Declan and Teagan; her parents; her grandmother,
6Helen Soucek; her sister, Erin (Nick) DiLorenzo; her
7parents-in-law, Mike Pansky and Maureen Pansky; her
8brother-in-law, James Pansky; her sisters-in-law, Rita Pansky
9and Jenna (Chris) Bryant, M.D.; and her nephew and nieces,
10Mason, Harper, and Lily; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
13Kristin E. Abbott, M.D. and extend our sincere condolences to
14her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
15further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Dr. Abbott as an expression of our
18deepest sympathy.