Bill Text: IL SR1718 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Graeme K. Carnegie of Oak Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1718 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1718-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 Graeme K. Carnegie of Oak Park, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on July 20, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Graeme Carnegie was born on March 15, 1974 in | ||||||
6 | Guildford, England; his parents were Kenneth J. Carnegie and | ||||||
7 | Gillian E. Carnegie; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Graeme Carnegie grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland with | ||||||
9 | his parents; his sister, Rachael; his grandparents, Betty and | ||||||
10 | Nicol Carnegie; and his Auntie Hazel; at the age of 9, he moved | ||||||
11 | with his parents and sister to Oundle, England, where he | ||||||
12 | attended school; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Graeme Carnegie graduated in 1996 from Swansea | ||||||
14 | University in Wales with a degree in biochemistry; he went on | ||||||
15 | to obtain a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Dundee | ||||||
16 | in Scotland in 2002; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In 2001, Graeme Carnegie moved to Portland, Oregon | ||||||
18 | to pursue his career in medical research; there, he met his | ||||||
19 | wife, Andrea, and they enjoyed and embraced the local culture; | ||||||
20 | in 2009, he accepted an assistant professor position at the | ||||||
21 | University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; he and |
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1 | his wife then moved to Oak Park and welcomed their first | ||||||
2 | daughter, Niamh, in June of 2011, shortly followed by their | ||||||
3 | second daughter, Ava, in October of 2012; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Graeme Carnegie enjoyed surfing, snowboarding, | ||||||
5 | playing soccer and tennis, and playing the drums in local | ||||||
6 | bands; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
9 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Graeme K. Carnegie; | ||||||
10 | and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Graeme Carnegie as an expression of | ||||||
13 | our sympathy.
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