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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Kim Presbrey of Aurora, who passed away 
4on May 26, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Kim Presbrey graduated from West Aurora High 
6School in 1969, Northwestern University in 1973, and Vanderbilt 
7Law School in 1976; after graduation, he practiced law with his 
8father at Presbrey and Presbrey and became principal owner of 
9the firm after his father's retirement; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Kim Presbrey was the managing partner of Presbrey &
11 Associates and practiced workers compensation law since 1977; 
12he also served as president of Illinois Futures Inc., a 
13scholarship program for children of disabled workers, for 10 
14years and was a founding member of a medical malpractice 
15insurance company that he started in December of 2006; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Kim Presbrey was a past president of the Illinois 
17Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the Board of 
18Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association; he was also a 
19member of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Illinois 
20State Bar Association and the Larson's National Workers' 
21Compensation Advisory Board, Vice President of the Workplace 
22Injury Litigation Group, and a past secretary and section 
 
 
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1member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America Workers' 
2Compensation Section; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Kim Presbrey was the co-author of the LexisNexis 
4Illinois Workers' Compensation Guidebook; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Kim Presbrey believed in supporting the community 
6he was born and raised in, and sponsored many youth football 
7and baseball teams; he also worked with the Illinois 
8Conservation Foundation for many years; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Kim Presbrey enjoyed nature, watching the Chicago 
10Cubs, flying, and walking fields with his best friend and 
11hunting dog, Hershey; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Kim Presbrey is survived by his wife, Colleen; his 
13sons, Kenton and Kevin; and his brother, Tom Presbrey; 
14therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
17her family and friends, the passing of Kim Presbrey; and be it 
18further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the family of Kim Presbrey as an expression of our 
 
 
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1sympathy.