Full Text of SR0707 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Debbie Duncan Reed of Quincy, who | 4 | | passed away on January 4, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Reed was born to Linda Mary Duncan and | 6 | | John David Duncan on February 11, 1965; she attended Unity | 7 | | High School, where she was in band, played sports, and raised | 8 | | and sold Christmas trees for 4-H; she was later crowned Adams | 9 | | County Pork Queen in honor of her work supporting Illinois | 10 | | Pork Producers; she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism | 11 | | and Mass Communication from Drake University; she married Dr. | 12 | | Brennan Reed, and they lived in St. Louis, Missouri at the | 13 | | start of their marriage while Brennan was completing his | 14 | | residency; she obtained her Master of Arts in Leadership from | 15 | | Bellevue University in 2006 and her Doctor of Philosophy in | 16 | | Organizational Leadership from Concordia University in 2021; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Reed began her non-profit career working | 19 | | with the American Lung Association; following her husband | 20 | | Brennan's residency, they moved back to Quincy, where Debbie | 21 | | created her own marketing and publishing firm, The DDR Group; | 22 | | while she enjoyed her stint in entrepreneurship, her passion | 23 | | for helping people led her back to the world of non-profits; |
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| 1 | | she began a 30-year career at Chaddock to support children in | 2 | | need, where she excelled and moved from from director of | 3 | | marketing to president/CEO; during her tenure, she combined | 4 | | her non-profit and entrepreneurial experience to expand | 5 | | Chaddock's mission and played a pivotal role in achieving | 6 | | major milestones at Chaddock, including building a LEAD | 7 | | certified cottage and the opening of the new Chaddock School, | 8 | | the Chaddock satellite school in Carthage, and the Knowledge | 9 | | Center at Chaddock; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Reed also shared her passion for | 11 | | leadership through her blog, Reed about Leadership, and | 12 | | authored two books, Attachment Theory in Action and Raising | 13 | | the Challenging Child; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Reed made national and international | 15 | | impact in leadership roles through the United Methodist | 16 | | Association (UMA), where she was recently featured as a | 17 | | keynote speaker and was honored with the UMA Mission Award; | 18 | | she was a lifelong member of the Ellington Presbyterian | 19 | | Church, contributing to the church session, the Vacation Bible | 20 | | School experience, and countless church dinners; she led the | 21 | | Ellington Hilltoppers 4-H Club, receiving the Dale Donley 4-H | 22 | | Leader of the Year Award for her work; recently, she was | 23 | | recognized by her local community, receiving the KHQA Hometown | 24 | | Hero Award and being named a YWCA Woman of Impact; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Reed, with her infectious spirit and | 2 | | never-ending patience, was known for always looking for | 3 | | opportunities to help people in need and solve problems and | 4 | | for always finding time for friends and family, traveling, and | 5 | | investing in her community; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Reed was preceded in death by her father; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Debbie Reed is survived by her husband of 38 | 9 | | years, Brennan; her sons, Tanner and Landon; her mother; her | 10 | | brother, Doug (Kim) Duncan; her sister, Donna (Mike) Jansen; | 11 | | her brother-in-law, Brian (Mary Jo) Reed; and many nephews; | 12 | | therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Debbie Duncan Reed and extend our sincere condolences to her | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Debbie Reed as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy. |
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