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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Teresa Suzanne Ponio of Island Lake, who 
4passed away on January 26, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio  was born in Rockford on April 21, 
61958 to Richard and Frances Kerns (nee Hoeppner);  on November 
716, 1985, she married John W. Ponio in Hampshire and together 
8they raised 3 sons in the Village of Island Lake; she earned  an 
9Associate of Science/Horticulture degree with emphasis on 
10Floral Shop Management, and an Associate of Theology degree 
11with an emphasis on Leadership Training; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was a stay-at-home mom and home 
13schooled her boys through high school; she was a member of the 
14Municipal Clerks of Illinois and the current Clerk for the 
15Village of Island Lake; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was a member of the Lakes Region 
17Watercolor Guild and a past Chair of their newsletter; she 
18served for 3 years as a stateside Christian missionary in 
19Idaho, Virginia, and Oklahoma; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was preceded in death by her parents, 
21and her nephews, Shawn Gromer and Joshua Ghyselinck; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio is survived by her husband, John; her 
2sons, Luke, Matt, and John; her brother, Michael (Kathy) Kerns; 
3her sisters, Jeanette (David) Larson, Patricia (Richard) 
4Ghyselinck, and Connie (Dean) Hinnerichs; and her nieces and 
5nephews, Andrea (Cory) Probasco, Michelle (Jeff) Nevenhoven, 
6Martin (Samara) Gromer, Eric (Wendy) Larson, Ryan Kerns, 
7Nichole (Steve) Mathiason, Evan (Bethany) Kerns, Chad (Cindy) 
8Larson, Adam Gromer, Nicholas Hinnerichs, Lisa (Kevin) 
9Colbert, and Nathan (Elizabeth) Kerns; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Teresa Suzanne Ponio, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Teresa Ponio as an expression of our 
17deepest sympathy.