Bill Text: IL SR0146 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Austin Keating of Streamwood.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR0146 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0146-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Austin Keating of Streamwood, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on March 18, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, At birth, Austin Keating was given a survival | ||||||
| 6 | rate of 1%; he had his first kidney transplant at age 16 | ||||||
| 7 | months, with his mother as his donor, and his second at age 17, | ||||||
| 8 | with his friend Cherish Walsh as his donor; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, At age 20, Austin Keating developed a rare | ||||||
| 10 | cancer, post-transplant lymphoma, and he beat the odds; he | ||||||
| 11 | went into kidney failure again in July 2021; he developed a | ||||||
| 12 | very rare bacterial infection in August 2022, forcing him to | ||||||
| 13 | remove both donor kidneys; he also underwent two lung | ||||||
| 14 | surgeries after the bacteria spread to his lungs; his liver | ||||||
| 15 | started to fail in January 2023, and he continued to fight off | ||||||
| 16 | one infection after another until his passing; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Austin Keating was an avid member of and | ||||||
| 18 | volunteer for many organizations; he served as a | ||||||
| 19 | representative for the PKD Foundation for ARPKD (infantile | ||||||
| 20 | PKD) and as a Child of Hope for Lurie's Children Hospital; he | ||||||
| 21 | was an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow | ||||||
| 22 | Brotherhood; he swam competitively on the Hanover Park | ||||||
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| 1 | Sailfish Swim Team for 10 years; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Austin Keating had many skills, interests, and | ||||||
| 3 | experiences; he was trained in CPR as a lifeguard and for a | ||||||
| 4 | career as an EMT, saving a man's life at age 20; he knew sign | ||||||
| 5 | language; he loved theater and musicals, and he was an extra in | ||||||
| 6 | the movie Divergent; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In addition, Austin Keating served as an usher at | ||||||
| 8 | St. John's the Evangelist Church and taught Religious | ||||||
| 9 | Education; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Austin Keating had a remarkable, though brief, | ||||||
| 11 | life; he will be remembered for being strong in soul and | ||||||
| 12 | spirit; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Austin Keating was the son of Diane and the late | ||||||
| 14 | Thomas E. Keating; the brother of Alex (fiancé, Michelle | ||||||
| 15 | Sutton), Riley, and the late Ryan; the grandson of Tom and | ||||||
| 16 | Carole Keating and Greg and Patricia Smentek; and the nephew | ||||||
| 17 | and cousin of many; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Austin Keating is also survived by his mother's | ||||||
| 19 | companion, Michael Grandinetti; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
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| 1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 2 | Austin Keating and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 3 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 4 | further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the family of Austin Keating as an expression of | ||||||
| 7 | our deepest sympathy.
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