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