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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the passing of Kristine Irene Weisenberger, a longtime |
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| resident of Wonder Lake and a devoted special education |
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| advocate and educator, on April 4, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born September 27, 1948, in Woodstock, to |
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| the late George and Greta Weisenberger; and
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| WHEREAS, Graduating in 1966 from McHenry High School, she |
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| went on to earn her B.A. in education from Western Illinois |
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| University, her M.S. in education from Northern Illinois |
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| University, and Certificate of Advanced Studies from National |
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| Louis University; she was appointed to Governor Jim Edgar's |
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| Interagency Council on Early Intervention in 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a distinguished and outstanding teacher, a |
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| devoted daughter, an adoring sister, an exceptional aunt, and |
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| loving godmother; she will be remembered for her love and |
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| devotion to her family and exceptional dedication to |
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| special-needs children and their families; she was a gifted |
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| teacher who touched so many lives throughout Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, For more than 27 years, she dedicated her life to |
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| discovering a child's full potential; she was the |
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| program/division manager for Pioneer Center's Early |
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| Intervention Birth-3 Program for 14 years and supervisor for |
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| SEDOL's Early Intervention program for three years before |
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| returning to the classroom to work directly with children; she |
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| taught Early Intervention programs at Northern Illinois |
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| University, McHenry County College, and Harper College; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; and
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| WHEREAS, She is survived by her brothers, Kurt (Joanne) |
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| Weisenberger, Karl (Mickey) Weisenberger, and Kevin (Kathleen) |
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| Weisenberger; her nieces and nephews, Jenna (Sidney) |
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| Stromback, Jason (Kari) Weisenberger, Eileen (David) Sussland, |
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| Amy (Marty) Robb, Curtis Weisenberger, and Abigail |
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| Weisenberger; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Andrew and |
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| William Stromback, Jacob and Trevor Sussland, Blake, Ashley, |
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| Skylar, and Hunter Weisenberger, and Derek, Sean, and Grant |
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| Robb; her aunts; her uncles; her cousins; and numerous friends; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| her family and friends, the passing of Kristine Irene |
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| Weisenberger; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |