Full Text of SR0146 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Austin Keating of Streamwood, who | 4 | | passed away on March 18, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, At birth, Austin Keating was given a survival | 6 | | rate of 1%; he had his first kidney transplant at age 16 | 7 | | months, with his mother as his donor, and his second at age 17, | 8 | | with his friend Cherish Walsh as his donor; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, At age 20, Austin Keating developed a rare | 10 | | cancer, post-transplant lymphoma, and he beat the odds; he | 11 | | went into kidney failure again in July 2021; he developed a | 12 | | very rare bacterial infection in August 2022, forcing him to | 13 | | remove both donor kidneys; he also underwent two lung | 14 | | surgeries after the bacteria spread to his lungs; his liver | 15 | | started to fail in January 2023, and he continued to fight off | 16 | | one infection after another until his passing; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Austin Keating was an avid member of and | 18 | | volunteer for many organizations; he served as a | 19 | | representative for the PKD Foundation for ARPKD (infantile | 20 | | PKD) and as a Child of Hope for Lurie's Children Hospital; he | 21 | | was an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow | 22 | | Brotherhood; he swam competitively on the Hanover Park |
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| 1 | | Sailfish Swim Team for 10 years; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Austin Keating had many skills, interests, and | 3 | | experiences; he was trained in CPR as a lifeguard and for a | 4 | | career as an EMT, saving a man's life at age 20; he knew sign | 5 | | language; he loved theater and musicals, and he was an extra in | 6 | | the movie Divergent; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In addition, Austin Keating served as an usher at | 8 | | St. John's the Evangelist Church and taught Religious | 9 | | Education; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Austin Keating had a remarkable, though brief, | 11 | | life; he will be remembered for being strong in soul and | 12 | | spirit; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Austin Keating was the son of Diane and the late | 14 | | Thomas E. Keating; the brother of Alex (fiancé, Michelle | 15 | | Sutton), Riley, and the late Ryan; the grandson of Tom and | 16 | | Carole Keating and Greg and Patricia Smentek; and the nephew | 17 | | and cousin of many; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Austin Keating is also survived by his mother's | 19 | | companion, Michael Grandinetti; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Austin Keating and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Austin Keating as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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