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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General |
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to those
individuals whose |
| 4 | | lives have made a difference in their community and in |
| 5 | | Illinois; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin was born on April 2, 1997, |
| 7 | | the beloved daughter of Brenda (Pankow) and
John O'Laughlin; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin grew up in Indian Head Park |
| 10 | | and attended Highlands Grade
School and Middle School before |
| 11 | | going to Lyons Township High School in the fall of 2011; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin was an extremely kind |
| 13 | | individual and was loved by everyone she
encountered; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, On October 27, 2011, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin's life |
| 15 | | was tragically taken by a burglar in her own home after school
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| 16 | | that day; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin was the adored sister of Ryan |
| 18 | | (Melissa), Bridgette, and Daniel
Douglas; the loving aunt of |
| 19 | | Norah; the cherished granddaughter of Al and Carole Pankow and |
| 20 | | the late James and
late Joy O'Laughlin; the fond niece of Terry |
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| 1 | | (Kathy), Tom, Sandy, and Tim Pankow, James Jr. (Fran)
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| 2 | | O'Laughlin, and Marianne (Lowell) Richardson; the cousin of |
| 3 | | Dustin and Christopher Pankow, Giana and
Alexis Gutierrez, |
| 4 | | Michael O'Laughlin, and Grant and Warren Richardson; and friend |
| 5 | | of many; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial Fund was |
| 7 | | established by Kelli's family to keep her memory
alive through |
| 8 | | future educational opportunities for young people; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial Fund has held |
| 10 | | numerous events to raise funds and be an active part of the |
| 11 | | community; these events include golf outings, car washes, the |
| 12 | | Kelli O'Laughlin Benefit Concert, and the
1st annual Run for |
| 13 | | Kelli 5k with a course that winds its way around Lyons Township |
| 14 | | High School's
South Campus, following their cross country |
| 15 | | course, where Kelli attended school as a freshman in 2011; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial Foundation has |
| 17 | | continued her legacy of "joy", by providing
scholarships to |
| 18 | | graduating high school seniors who attended high schools in the |
| 19 | | Chicagoland area; it has given out over 75 scholarships with a |
| 20 | | total value of $537,500; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, The community has not forgotten Kelli Joy |
| 22 | | O'Laughlin's life and have used cups to
create signs of |
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| 1 | | remembrance on the overpass on Interstate 294; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is fitting that we provide a lasting honor to |
| 3 | | the memory of Kelli Joy O'Laughlin; therefore, be it
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 5 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 6 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Plainfield Road |
| 7 | | Bridge
over Interstate 294 as the "Kelli Joy O'Laughlin |
| 8 | | Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Toll Highway Authority is |
| 10 | | requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent
with State |
| 11 | | and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving |
| 12 | | notice of the name of the "Kelli
Joy O'Laughlin Memorial |
| 13 | | Bridge"; and be it further
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 15 | | presented to the family of Kelli Joy O'Laughlin, the Illinois |
| 16 | | Toll Highway Authority, and the Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial |
| 17 | | Fund.
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