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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Liana Hamm of Houston, Texas, who 
4passed away on October 19, 2022; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Liana Hamm was born in Guangxi, China on December 
619, 1998 and adopted by Janet Hamm of Jacksonville; she 
7attended schools in Austin, Texas and Jacksonville and 
8graduated from the K12 International Academy in 2017; she was 
9awarded the National Merit Scholarship; she received her 
10Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Rice University, graduating 
11summa cum laude in 2020, and her Master of Accounting, also 
12from Rice, in 2021; she sat for the CPA exam and passed all 
13parts on the first try; she received the Elijah Watt Sells 
14award for her high scores; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Liana Hamm had several internships, including  in 
162018 with OpenStax at  Rice University, in 2019 at the Federal 
17Reserve Bank of Dallas, and in 2020 at PricewaterhouseCoopers; 
18she was also a teaching assistant in Financial Accounting at 
19Rice University during 2020; in September of 2021, she began 
20full-time employment with PricewaterhouseCoopers as an 
21assurance associate; and
  
 
22    WHEREAS, Liana Hamm had many interests outside of school 
 
 
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1and employment; she was an accomplished pianist, a member of 
2the Anchor Club, a volunteer at Passavant Area Hospital, and 
3the secretary for the Republican Women's Club; she 
4participated in many extracurricular activities during her 
5time at Rice University; she was a lovely and caring young 
6woman with a wonderful sense of humor; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Liana Hamm was preceded in death by her 
8grandparents, Bob and Betty Hamm; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Liana Hamm is survived by her mother; her aunts, 
10Barbara (Dan) Lenihan and Nancy (Mike) Miner; and her cousins, 
11Brendan, Aaron, Emily, and Walker; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14Liana Hamm and extend our sincere condolences to her family, 
15friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to  the family of  Liana Hamm as an expression of our 
18deepest sympathy.