SR1266 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR1266 LRB103 43101 LAW 76359 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Alice Margaret McCart of Oak Park, who passed away on April 26, 2024 at the age of 77; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart was born to Kenneth Alvin McCart and Margaret Elizabeth (Mills) McCart in Leavenworth, Kansas on February 19, 1947; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart moved around the country while she was young, living in Michigan, Texas, and Iowa due to her father's job as a recruiter for the U.S. Army; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart earned double Bachelors of Arts in German and French at the University of Kansas in 1969, later returning to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching and German in 1971 and a master's degree in journalism in 1983; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart married Robert McBride in 1969, and they had three children, Elizabeth, Mark, and Maggie; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart worked at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, where she translated German and French, was a production editor for Military Review magazine, and served as an English teacher for new officers; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart then worked as managing editor of the Healthcare Financial Management Association; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart began studying to earn her Juris Doctor from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1993; after graduating, she opened her own law practice in downtown Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart then became the managing editor for the American Health Lawyers Association and the American Corporate Counsel Association publications; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart moved back to Kansas, where she became one of the nation's leading experts in HIPAA compliance and other healthcare-related privacy law and electronic health information standardization; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart loved running, sharing vegan recipes, helping others with editing, and spending time in nature; and

WHEREAS, Alice McCart is survived by her children, Elizabeth, Mark, and Maggie; her eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Alice Margaret McCart and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Alice McCart as an expression of our deepest sympathy.