Bill Text: IL HR0952 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Pamela Sue Knight.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-17 - Resolution Adopted [HR0952 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0952-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is fitting that the members of the Illinois | ||||||
| 3 | House of Representatives honor
and recognize the sacrifices | ||||||
| 4 | made by Illinois' most loyal public servants; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Pamela Sue "Pam" Knight was born in Dixon to Lloyd | ||||||
| 6 | and Agnes Heaton on June 23, 1958; she married her devoted | ||||||
| 7 | husband, Donavon "Don" Knight on
April 4, 1986 in Dixon and | ||||||
| 8 | they raised one daughter, Jennifer; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Pam Knight began her career as a dedicated civil | ||||||
| 10 | servant by working for both the
Lee County Sheriff's Office and | ||||||
| 11 | the Ogle County Sheriff's office; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Pam Knight studied family social services at | ||||||
| 13 | Northern Illinois University in
DeKalb, and later served as a | ||||||
| 14 | welfare specialist for Lutheran Social Services for over 20
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| 15 | years; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, After her time at Lutheran Social Services, Pam | ||||||
| 17 | Knight began working as a social
worker for the Illinois | ||||||
| 18 | Department of Children and Family Services; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, It was during this time that Pam Knight gave her | ||||||
| 20 | life to protect Illinois' most
vulnerable children; she was | ||||||
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| 1 | critically injured in an attempt to take a child into
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| 2 | protective custody and later died from her injuries, surrounded | ||||||
| 3 | by her loving family; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Pam Knight was a member of AFSCME Local 448 and | ||||||
| 5 | was given a public service
award from AFSCME Council 31 at the | ||||||
| 6 | union's 20th biennial convention; this award
reads, in part: | ||||||
| 7 | "In recognition of exemplary dedication to the mission of child | ||||||
| 8 | protection
and family support, for going above and beyond the | ||||||
| 9 | call of duty, and for providing to all
Illinois citizens a | ||||||
| 10 | powerful reminder of the vital work that public service | ||||||
| 11 | employees
perform everyday"; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In addition to her love of family, Pam Knight | ||||||
| 13 | loved animals, especially her basset
hounds, Hoss and Dalilah; | ||||||
| 14 | she also enjoyed rehabbing homes in her spare time; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Pam Knight exemplifies what it means to be a | ||||||
| 16 | public servant and Illinois
will miss her contribution and | ||||||
| 17 | devotion to the children of this State immensely; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Pam Knight is survived by her husband, Don Knight; | ||||||
| 19 | her daughter, Jennfier (Paul)
Hollenback; her brother, Sidney | ||||||
| 20 | "Sid" Heaton; her grandchildren, Kaitlin Burns and Cheyenne, | ||||||
| 21 | Cleveland, Natalie, Zenobia, and Makenzie Hollenback; and her | ||||||
| 22 | nieces and
nephews, Toby Masterman, Sherry Cook, Lori Heaton, | ||||||
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| 1 | and Dustin Heaton; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 4 | mourn the loss of Pamela Sue "Pam" Knight, and extend our most | ||||||
| 5 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who
knew | ||||||
| 6 | and loved her; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the family of Pam Knight as an expression of our | ||||||
| 9 | deepest sympathy.
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