Bill Text: IL SR0077 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Taylor Nicole Pinkas Rogers of Edwardsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-11 - Resolution Adopted [SR0077 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0077-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Taylor Nicole Pinkas Rogers of | ||||||
4 | Edwardsville, who passed away on January 24, 2009; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Taylor was born on February 6, 1999; she was the | ||||||
6 | daughter of Jodi Pinkas and resided with her great aunt, Debbie | ||||||
7 | Dycus, who was her loving caregiver and guardian for the past | ||||||
8 | nine years; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Taylor was born healthy and was developing | ||||||
10 | typically, but was the victim of Shaken Baby Abuse/Abusive Head | ||||||
11 | Trauma at the age of 10 weeks; although she was not expected to | ||||||
12 | live, she survived, defying all odds; she was confined to a | ||||||
13 | wheelchair and was unable to move her body or speak, but her | ||||||
14 | smiles and laughs spoke volumes and she accomplished many great | ||||||
15 | things; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Taylor was known to many in her area, across the | ||||||
17 | State of Illinois, the United States, and internationally as an | ||||||
18 | icon in the efforts to educate about and end Shaken Baby | ||||||
19 | Abuse/Abusive Head Trauma; in her short life, she attended four | ||||||
20 | national shaken baby conferences, with two of them in Canada; | ||||||
21 | with the help of her Aunt Debbie, she educated many students in | ||||||
22 | local school districts, daycare providers, and professionals |
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1 | on the dangers of shaking a baby and how to cope with a crying | ||||||
2 | baby; she also testified before the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives and Illinois Senate in Springfield and, | ||||||
4 | without saying a word, helped bring about change and awareness | ||||||
5 | with the help of State Senator William Haine and his | ||||||
6 | legislative assistant, Cheri Frizzo; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Taylor was a third grade student at Albert Cassens | ||||||
8 | Elementary in Glen Carbon and was previously a student at | ||||||
9 | Leclaire Elementary in Edwardsville, Hamel Elementary, and | ||||||
10 | Midway Elementary; she loved going to school to be with her | ||||||
11 | peers, dedicated teachers and staff, therapists, and everyone | ||||||
12 | she encountered at school; she also enjoyed riding the bumpy | ||||||
13 | bus to school when she was well enough; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Taylor enjoyed listening to her music, having | ||||||
15 | Kirsten Dycus play with/for her, and going to the beach in | ||||||
16 | Florida to listen to the waves crashing on the shore; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Taylor was preceded in death by her great | ||||||
18 | grandfathers, Frank L. Pinkas and James R. Thomas; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Taylor is survived by her mother; her great aunt; | ||||||
20 | Kenneth (Lindsay) Dycus, Matt Dycus (Natalie Isaak), and | ||||||
21 | Kirsten Dycus; her half-sisters, Jaidyn and Jazdyn Miles; her | ||||||
22 | grandparents, Scott Pinkas and Debbie Reed; her uncle, Kevin |
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1 | Pinkas; her great-grandmothers, Bernice Pinkas and Alta | ||||||
2 | Berniece Thomas; her aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; and | ||||||
3 | her amazing, loving, and dedicated pediatrician, Dr. Jamil | ||||||
4 | Rana; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Taylor will be remembered by all who knew and | ||||||
6 | loved her as a wonderful little girl with a beautiful smile, | ||||||
7 | whose determination, courage, strength, and purpose inspired | ||||||
8 | everyone she met; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
11 | her family and friends, the passing of Taylor Nicole Pinkas | ||||||
12 | Rogers; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Taylor Nicole Pinkas Rogers as an | ||||||
15 | expression of our sympathy.
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