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093_SR0248
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Kristen M.
4 Gough of Naperville on July 25, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Ms. Gough grew up in Naperville and attended
6 Prairie Elementary School and Washington Junior High School;
7 she was a 2000 graduate of Naperville North High School where
8 she was an honor roll student, worked in a special education
9 program helping disabled students, and was a member of the
10 International Thespian Society; and
11 WHEREAS, Ms. Gough was accepted into the Gerald Ford
12 Program at Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and later
13 transferred to DePaul University in Chicago, where she
14 received the Dean's Award for Scholastic Excellence; as a
15 senior, she was majoring in foreign languages with an
16 emphasis on Japanese and Asian art history; through DePaul,
17 she studied abroad for eight months at a university in Osaka,
18 Japan; and
19 WHEREAS, Ms. Gough was also an active member of St.
20 Margaret Mary Church in Naperville and was employed as a
21 waitress part time with Colonial Restaurant in Naperville;
22 her interests included art, watercolor painting, and foreign
23 languages; she loved children and enjoyed animals; she
24 aspired to teach children and was excited to be starting a
25 new job in August teaching kids Japanese; and
26 WHEREAS, Kristen Gough's passing will be deeply felt by
27 many, especially her parents, Michael R. and Kathleen S.
28 (Gorecki) Gough; her sister, Kasey Gough; her brother, Dan
29 Gough; her maternal grandmother, Angie Gorecki; her aunts and
30 uncles, James Gough, Mary Ellen (husband Jim) Mischel, Greg
31 Gorecki , Jim Gorecki, and Cheryl Gorecki; her three cousins,
32 Jennifer, Steven, and Michelle Gorecki; and her fiance, Paul
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1 A. Simms; and
2 WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her paternal
3 grandparents, John and Dorothea Gough; her maternal
4 grandfather, Bruno Gorecki; and an uncle, Robert Gorecki;
5 therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
8 of Kristen M. Gough along with all who knew and loved her and
9 extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends; and
10 be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the family of Kristen M. Gough as an expression
13 of our deepest sympathy.
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