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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 Kevin M. Hansen of Homewood, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 11, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Kevin Hansen was born in Joliet on June 18, 1981; | ||||||
| 6 | he was a 1999 graduate of Joliet Catholic Academy, where he was | ||||||
| 7 | the Valedictorian and Man of the Year of the Class of 1999; he | ||||||
| 8 | attended the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 2003 Summa | ||||||
| 9 | Cum Laude with a degree in pre-professional science studies and | ||||||
| 10 | as a member of the Order of the Coif; he continued his studies | ||||||
| 11 | at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, graduating | ||||||
| 12 | in 2005 with a masters degree in education; he taught biology | ||||||
| 13 | and chemistry at St. Peter Marian Catholic High School in | ||||||
| 14 | Worcester, Massachusetts during the 2003-2005 school years; he | ||||||
| 15 | entered the seminary at Conception Seminary College in | ||||||
| 16 | Conception, Missouri in July of 2005, graduating in May of 2007 | ||||||
| 17 | with a masters degree in theology; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Kevin Hansen began his 8 years at Mt. Carmel High | ||||||
| 19 | School in Chicago in August of 2007, teaching theology and also | ||||||
| 20 | doing multiple assignments, including football equipment | ||||||
| 21 | manager for the State championship Mt. Carmel football program, | ||||||
| 22 | student service coordinator, after school prefect, and | ||||||
| 23 | scoreboard operator at the home basketball games; each year he | ||||||
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| 1 | supervised the Mt. Carmel students on a trip to Washington, | ||||||
| 2 | D.C. for the annual March for Life; he was a member of St. | ||||||
| 3 | Joseph's Catholic Church in Homewood; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Kevin Hansen was preceded in death by his paternal | ||||||
| 5 | grandfather, William W. Hansen and his maternal grandfather, | ||||||
| 6 | Jack T. Shankland; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Kevin Hansen was the beloved son of Michael and | ||||||
| 8 | Beth (nee Shankland) Hansen; the loving brother of Eric, Andrew | ||||||
| 9 | (Rachel), and Mary Catherine Hansen; the proud uncle and | ||||||
| 10 | godfather of Anthony John Hansen; and the dearest grandson of | ||||||
| 11 | Mary Shankland and Cecilia Hansen; he is also survived by his | ||||||
| 12 | aunts and uncles, Thomas (Sheila) Hansen, Betsy Hansen, Mary | ||||||
| 13 | (David) Lawson, Christine (Rodney) Springer, Ann (Robert) | ||||||
| 14 | Hatfield, Susan (Robert)Flavin, John Shankland, Sarah (Frank) | ||||||
| 15 | Turk, Thomas (Joan) Shankland, William(Tina) Shankland, and | ||||||
| 16 | Joseph (Elaine) Shankland; and numerous cousins; therefore, be | ||||||
| 17 | it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 20 | Kevin M. Hansen, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 21 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 22 | further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the family of Kevin Hansen as an expression of our | ||||||
| 3 | deepest sympathy.
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