Bill Text: IL SR0258 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Colleen Marie Allen of Streamwood.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR0258 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0258-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 Colleen Marie Allen of Streamwood, | ||||||
| 4 | formerly of Channahon, who passed away on March 15, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Colleen Allen was born in Joliet to Paul and | ||||||
| 6 | Katherine (Foster) Sewing on March 25, 1989; she graduated from | ||||||
| 7 | Minooka High School in 2007, where she was involved in the band | ||||||
| 8 | and choir; she earned her bachelor's degree in broadcast | ||||||
| 9 | communications from Loyola University; her love of food and | ||||||
| 10 | cooking led her to Joliet Junior College, where she received | ||||||
| 11 | her degree in culinary arts; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Colleen Allen was employed by several | ||||||
| 13 | broadcasting and television stations, including Channel 20 in | ||||||
| 14 | Springfield, Channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and most | ||||||
| 15 | recently, Channel 5 in Chicago; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Colleen Allen lived an active life; in her free | ||||||
| 17 | time, she enjoyed cooking, sewing, and knitting; she recently | ||||||
| 18 | became a proficient blogger, wanting to tell her story and | ||||||
| 19 | raise awareness for breast cancer; she enjoyed traveling and | ||||||
| 20 | made several trips to Europe; she loved being a wife and | ||||||
| 21 | mother; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Colleen Allen was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 2 | maternal grandparents, James and Mildred Foster, and her | ||||||
| 3 | paternal grandmother, Carol Sewing; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Colleen Allen is survived by her husband, Ted | ||||||
| 5 | Allen; her son, Russell Allen; her parents, Paul and Katherine | ||||||
| 6 | Sewing; her brother, Connor (Amanda Alasauskas) Sewing; her | ||||||
| 7 | grandfather, Heinz Sewing; her husband's parents, Rich and | ||||||
| 8 | Kathy Allen; her sister-in-law, Amy Allen; and her many aunts, | ||||||
| 9 | uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Colleen Marie Allen and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Colleen Allen as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our deepest sympathy.
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