Full Text of SR1355 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Megan K. Blenner, who passed away on June | 4 | | 28, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Megan Blenner was born on August 12, 1986 in | 6 | | Hoffman Estates; her parents were Tom and Peggy (nee DeWane) | 7 | | Blenner; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Megan Blenner graduated from St. Viator High | 9 | | School in 2004; she was a member of the National Honor Society, | 10 | | the basketball team, and the 2003 IHSA championship soccer | 11 | | team; she subsequently graduated from Carroll University in | 12 | | 2008, where she was an All-Academic and All-Conference player | 13 | | who competed in basketball and soccer and won the Midwest | 14 | | Conference Championship Tournaments in both sports; she also | 15 | | studied at Northwestern University and was working to complete | 16 | | her CPA certification at the time of her passing; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Megan Blenner began her career at Zurich North | 18 | | America in the associate program immediately upon graduating | 19 | | college, learning the major areas of insurance in various | 20 | | locations throughout the United States; she most recently | 21 | | served at Zurich as a financial analyst; her various positions | 22 | | at Zurich allowed her to travel the world, which she deeply |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Megan Blenner was a member of the Junior League of | 3 | | Chicago, the Illinois CPA Society, and Zurich's Women's | 4 | | Innovation Network; she worked as a volunteer at PAWS in | 5 | | Lincoln Park and other various charities; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Megan Blenner enjoyed reading, helping others, | 7 | | and spending time with her family and friends; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Megan Blenner was preceded in death by her | 9 | | grandparents, William and Lois Blenner and Bernard and Arlene | 10 | | DeWane; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Megan Blenner is survived by her parents, Tom and | 12 | | Peggy Blenner; 2 sisters, Kelly and Jamie Blenner; and many | 13 | | loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Megan K. Blenner; and | 17 | | be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Megan Blenner as an expression of | 20 | | our sympathy.
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