SR0793 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0793 LRB103 39624 ECR 69956 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Kristin E. Abbott, M.D. of Park Ridge, formerly of Sylvania, Ohio, who passed away on January 21, 2024; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott was born to Linda and Duane Abbott on September 3, 1982; as a child, she played French horn in the Toledo Youth Orchestra and skated with the Ann Arbor Hockettes International Junior Synchronized Skating Team; she graduated from Sylvania Southview High School in Sylvania, Ohio in 2001; she received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Zoology from Miami University in 2005; during her undergraduate studies, she skated internationally with the Varsity Synchronized Skating Team for four years; she earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toledo College of Medicine in 2009; she completed her residency in family medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and a fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Minnesota; she married Kevin Pansky in 2013; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott began working as a team physician for Northwestern University Athletics/Sports Medicine in 2013, providing medical services to multiple teams, including field hockey, lacrosse, and women's basketball; she became the medical director for Northwestern Medicine Student Health Services in 2020; she also served as an assistant professor of the Department of Family and Community Medicine through Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine; during her tenure, she profoundly and positively impacted the health and well-being of thousands of students and student-athletes at Northwestern University; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott was a physician in the national network for Team USA figure skaters, serving as team physician for Team USA figure skaters at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China; she was appointed as a national technical specialist for synchronized skating and served as vice chair of the Technical Panel Committee on synchronized skating for the U.S. Figure Skating Association; she also served as chair and vice-chair of the Sports Science and Medicine Committee for U.S. Figure Skating and was a participant in the Medical Standards Working Group of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee's National Governing Bodies (USOPC NGB); and

WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott published and co-authored reviewed articles related to figure skating and sports medicine; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott was a beloved mother, wife, daughter, sister, mentor, and friend who enjoyed watercolor painting, crocheting, and championing for mental health, diversity, and equity inclusion; she will be remembered for her adventurous spirit, her compassionate care towards patients, and her deep and enduring love for all; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Abbott is survived by her husband; her children, Declan and Teagan; her parents; her grandmother, Helen Soucek; her sister, Erin (Nick) DiLorenzo; her parents-in-law, Mike Pansky and Maureen Pansky; her brother-in-law, James Pansky; her sisters-in-law, Rita Pansky and Jenna (Chris) Bryant, M.D.; and her nephew and nieces, Mason, Harper, and Lily; 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 Kristin E. Abbott, M.D. 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 Dr. Abbott as an expression of our deepest sympathy.