Bill Text: IL SR0584 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Laura Forrest.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR0584 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0584-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 Laura Catherine Mackie Forrest, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 16, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Laura Forrest was born to Robert J. and Mary | ||||||
6 | Catharine Mackie in Bloomington on August 23, 1961 and had one | ||||||
7 | brother, Robert C. Mackie; she attended OLPH Primary School, | ||||||
8 | Regina Catholic High School, and the University of Indiana; | ||||||
9 | she ultimately transferred to and graduated from Barat College | ||||||
10 | in Lake Forest with a degree in English and a minor in Art | ||||||
11 | History; she married Kevin Forrest, and they had two | ||||||
12 | daughters, Colleen and Kathleen; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Laura Forrest worked in pharmaceutical sales for | ||||||
14 | over 25 years and was most passionate about forming personal | ||||||
15 | relationships and connecting with those she met and those with | ||||||
16 | whom she worked; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Laura Forrest loved flowers, wild hats and | ||||||
18 | sweaters, and going "all out" for holidays; her love for | ||||||
19 | others and for nature were unmatched; she was also very | ||||||
20 | passionate about the arts and traveling to new and interesting | ||||||
21 | places; she could always be found cheering for her daughters' | ||||||
22 | basketball teams, chatting over the fence with neighbors while |
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1 | gardening, or hosting great friends in her beautiful backyard; | ||||||
2 | she was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend; | ||||||
3 | therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
6 | Laura Catherine Mackie Forrest and extend our sincere | ||||||
7 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
8 | her; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the family of Laura Forrest as an expression of | ||||||
11 | our deepest sympathy.
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