Full Text of SR0291 94th General Assembly
SR0291 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with great sadness of the death of Dr. Rosemarie | 4 |
| Carroll of Palos Heights and Maple Island, Magician Lake, | 5 |
| Sister Lakes, Michigan, which occurred on Friday, June 10, | 6 |
| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Carroll was the Superintendent of Palos School | 8 |
| District 118, and an educator, leader, innovator, and activist | 9 |
| in the area of curriculum development; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on August 24, 1951, in Chicago to | 11 |
| Emmett and Jennie (Provenzano) Carroll; on January 16, 1993, in | 12 |
| Homewood, she married Dr. John E. Bova; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Carroll graduated in 1969 from Elizabeth Seton | 14 |
| High School in South Holland; after receiving her B.A. from St. | 15 |
| Joseph's College and her master's degree's in both education | 16 |
| from Northern Illinois University and public administration | 17 |
| from Syracuse University, she received her doctorate in | 18 |
| administrative and adult studies special education | 19 |
| administration from Syracuse University in 1990; and
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| WHEREAS, Having a passion for curriculum development, | 21 |
| special education, and the further development of faculty and | 22 |
| administration teams, Dr. Carroll started as a high school | 23 |
| teacher in the South Suburbs; she then became a teacher and | 24 |
| later an administrator at SPEED in Chicago Heights; soon after, | 25 |
| she moved into various roles and district principal positions, | 26 |
| eventually becoming the superintendent at Palos School | 27 |
| District 118; and
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| WHEREAS, Since accepting the position of Superintendent | 29 |
| Designee in 1997 and Superintendent in 1998, Dr. Carroll | 30 |
| managed significant growth in the Palos school district; from |
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| construction management to implementing state of the art | 2 |
| technology improvements to negotiating union contracts as well | 3 |
| as implementing the Illinois Quality School Index; she was | 4 |
| instrumental in the district's successful growth; during her | 5 |
| tenure as superintendent, the district set many new achievement | 6 |
| records that have fostered a wonderful environment for both | 7 |
| students and faculty; and
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| WHEREAS, She sat on many boards, including Cerebral Palsy | 9 |
| of Greater Chicago, and was president of the Superintendents | 10 |
| Roundtable/Study Club of Northern Illinois; in addition to the | 11 |
| boards, she was a member of numerous associations and | 12 |
| organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Carroll inspired those around her to reach | 14 |
| personal as well as collective goals for improving the | 15 |
| education of the Palos District 118 children; she taught the | 16 |
| power of collaborating, goal setting, analyzing progress, and | 17 |
| celebrating successes; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Rosemarie Carroll has been | 19 |
| deeply felt by many, especially her husband, Dr. John E. Bova; | 20 |
| her daughters, Kelly Marie Pilachowski and Bridgette Carroll | 21 |
| Bova; her stepson, Craig (Jennifer) Bova; her stepdaughter, | 22 |
| Caryn Bova; her sisters, Margaret (Edward) Gricus, Sue Ellen | 23 |
| (Thomas III) Hickey, and Patricia (David) Aversa; her brother, | 24 |
| Daniel E. (Judith) Carroll; and her twelve nieces and nephews; | 25 |
| she was preceded in death by her parents; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 27 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 28 |
| Dr. Rosemarie Carroll, and we extend our deepest sympathy to | 29 |
| her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 30 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to her family as an expression of our sincerest | 2 |
| condolences and as a tribute of the life that she devoted to | 3 |
| the education of children.
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