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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Gail Bivin; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Gail Bivin was a well-known entrepreneur in her
5 community; she opened her first store in Barrington in 1993;
6 she then moved to Naperville in 1996 after being drawn to the
7 growing development along the city's Riverwalk; in 1996, she
8 opened the Canterbury Shoppe, a downtown boutique known for
9 selling Naperville-centric items; in 2005, she acquired a
10 neighboring shop and expanded her store by 1,100 square feet;
11 and
 
12     WHEREAS, Gail Bivin was a former employee of Kraft Foods;
13 she also helped raised money and served on the board of Little
14 Friends, a Naperville organization for children with
15 developmental disabilities; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Gail Bivin was the recipient of the Naperville
17 Area Chamber of Commerce 2007 Small Business of the Year award
18 and the Naperville Jaycees Distinguished Service Award; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Gail Bivin is survived by her husband, Bob; her
20 parents, Patrice and Malcolm Andrews; her stepdaughters,
21 Stephanie Bivin and Allison Bivin; her sisters, Martha Hunt and

 

 

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1 Sara Conti; and her brother, Kyle Andrews; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Gail Bivin will be remembered by all who knew and
3 loved her as a warm and caring individual whose energy and
4 compassion endeared her to everyone she met; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
7 her family and friends, the passing of Gail Bivin; and be it
8 further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Gail Bivin as an expression of our
11 sympathy.