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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the untimely death of Cathy L. Cameron
4 of Chicago on Wednesday, June 22, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She received her B.A. degree in French from the
6 University of Iowa and her M.B.A. in international marketing
7 from Northern Illinois University; she was employed by Ideal
8 Industries in its International Division for three years; she
9 had been a cherished colleague as a Business Development
10 Officer of the Canadian Consulate General in Chicago for the
11 last nine years; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Ms. Cameron was a very unique woman: creative,
13 conscientious, generous of spirit, very competent, and always
14 gracious no matter the task, how demanding her clients were, or
15 how great her work load; with her extensive and profound
16 knowledge of the agriculture and agri-business sectors in the
17 Midwest, she won the deepest respect from her colleagues and
18 her enormous range of contacts and clients in both Canada and
19 the United States; and
 
20     WHEREAS, She organized the most recent Taste of Atlantic
21 Canada event, which was outstanding and judged by all attendees
22 to be the best event that has ever been hosted by the Consulate
23 General; she made the lives of the people she touched in both
24 Canada and the United States better; her spirit of giving
25 continued by the donation of her organs through the Trillium
26 Gift of Life Network; and
 
27     WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her paternal
28 grandparents, Alex and Lois Cameron, and her maternal
29 grandparents, Dr. Howard and Cynthia Fike; and
 
30     WHEREAS, The passing of Cathy L. Cameron has been deeply

 

 

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1 felt by many, especially her parents, Ken and Penny Cameron;
2 her sister, Beth (Bob) Pearson; her nephew and niece, T.J. and
3 Rebecca Pearson; and her many other relatives and close friends
4 around the world; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7 Cathy L. Cameron, and we extend our sincere condolences to her
8 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
9 further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
12 sympathy.