Bill Text: IL HR1044 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Olivia Kresach. Designates May 17 2016 as Gray Day in the State of Illinois.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)

Status: (Passed) 2016-05-17 - Resolution Adopted [HR1044 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR1044-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Olivia
Kresach, who passed away on April 19, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Olivia Kresach was born on May 17, 1991; she was
the daughter of Dan and Meg Kresach; and
WHEREAS, Olivia Kresach graduated from Lincoln-Way East
High School in 2009; she was a lifelong dancer and a member of
Willow Street Dance Company in Mokena; she was also a diver and
an avid downhill skier in high school; and
WHEREAS, While at the University of Illinois at Chicago,
Olivia Kresach took up yoga and became an instructor; she was
also studying to become a registered dietician when she was
diagnosed with glioblastoma, a highly aggressive and malignant
type of brain tumor that ultimately took her life; and
WHEREAS, Olivia Kresach is missed by all who knew her; she
had a contagious laugh and was always seen smiling; and
WHEREAS, After Olivia Kresach passed away on April 19,
2014, her parents, Dan and Meg, dedicated their lives to
defeating not only glioblastoma, the killer disease that took

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their daughter and only child, but all kinds of brain cancer;
and
WHEREAS, Dan and Meg have joined forces with the newly
formed organization Brain Up, an organization dedicated solely
to seeking cures for the toughest types of brain cancer; and
WHEREAS, Dan, Meg, and the Brain Up organization are
working together to advance scientific research, increase
awareness within the medical community, and support the
patients, families, and caregivers affected by this
devastating disease; and
WHEREAS, The members of this body commend the State of
Louisiana for the passage of House Concurrent Resolution 38,
which established May 9 as Louisiana Gray Day to further
progress brain cancer awareness; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of
Olivia Kresach; and be it further
RESOLVED, That, in recognition of the work of Brain Up and
the continued need to recognize and bring awareness to brain
cancer, we designate May 17, 2016 as Gray Day in the State of

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Illinois; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
delivered to the family of Olivia Kresach as an expression of
our sympathy.