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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of
4 Katherine R. Broemmel of Chicago, formerly of Quincy, on
5 Monday, March 13, 2006; and
 
6     WHEREAS, She was born on August 1, 1972, in Quincy to Ned
7 P. and D. Reaugh Swallow Broemmel; she was a 1990 graduate of
8 Quincy High School and received her bachelor of science degree
9 in journalism from Drake University in 1994; and
 
10     WHEREAS, She was a former legislative assistant for State
11 Senator Laura Kent Donahue and State Representative Art
12 Tenhouse; she served on the House Republican policy staff and
13 was a legislative assistant for State Representative Eileen
14 Lyons; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Ms. Broemmel was a campaign coordinator for the
16 Mark Baker for Congress campaign; she was a member of the
17 Lincoln Series of Excellence, Class of 1999; she later worked
18 for the Landmark Preservation Council of Illinois and the
19 National Association of Realtors; she was currently employed by
20 SmithBucklin Associates, where she was director of member
21 services supporting the National Cosmetology Association; and
 
22     WHEREAS, She was a member of First Union Congregational
23 Church and Delta Gamma sorority, was a past member of the
24 Quincy Service League and the Junior League of Chicago, and was
25 a volunteer for PAWS; as a high school student, Ms. Broemmel
26 was a People to People representative to the former Soviet
27 Union in 1989; at age 27, she was the youngest person to plan
28 for the establishment of a charitable fund with the Community
29 Foundation of the Quincy Area; and
 
30     WHEREAS, She leaves behind childhood friends, friends in

 

 

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1 Chicago, and her canine buddies, Annie and Olivia; she loved to
2 travel and read and enjoyed the Cubs and the Chicago lake
3 front; she enjoyed fine Chicago restaurants and loved trying
4 our the newest eateries; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The passing of Katherine R. Broemmel has been
6 deeply felt by many, especially her parents; her sister,
7 Melissa R. Broemmel; her uncle, Cal Swallow III; her
8 great-aunts, Rita Broemmel Waterkotte and Winifred Swallow
9 Rapp; and numerous cousins; she was preceded in death by her
10 grandparents, W.C. and Dorothy Liggett Swallow Jr. and Paul B.
11 and Ethel Stork Broemmel; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14 we mourn the passing of Katherine R. Broemmel, and we extend
15 our deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and all who knew
16 and loved her; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to her family as an expression of our sincerest
19 condolences.