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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply 
3saddened to learn of the death of Karen Marie Hollis of 
4Rockford, who passed away on December 10, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Karen Hollis was born on November 21, 1964, in 
6Chicago to Thomas and Nancy (Fuscone) Foley; she married Scott 
7Hollis on October 7, 1988; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Karen Hollis enjoyed pizza and Bingo nights at the 
9independent multiple intelligences school, where she was the 
10board president; she enjoyed reading, skiing, attending her 
11children's swimming events, and traveling with her family; she 
12was involved in an ongoing campaign to raise $850,000 to 
13upgrade Spectrum Progressive School's  exterior and to expand 
14the school by buying additional property; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Karen Hollis had been with the Rockford Health 
16Systems for more than 25 years and was a member of the REACT 
17Flight Team; it was during the discharge of her duties for 
18REACT that she and fellow flight nurse Jim Dillow, and pilot 
19Andrew Olesen, perished when they encountered bad weather on 
20route to pick up a critically ill patient; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Karen Hollis was preceded in death by her father, 
 
 
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1Thomas Foley and mother-in-law, Carol Ellis; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Karen Hollis is survived by her husband, Scott; 
3her daughters, Sydney Marie and Samantha Carol; her dog, 
4Reggie; her mother, Nancy Foley; her sisters, Cathleen (Scott) 
5Person, Linda (John) Timm, and Nancy (Jim) Appell; her 
6brothers, Tom (Carol) Foley and John (Colette) Foley; her 
7father-in-law, Charles Ellis; her nieces and nephews, Ryan, 
8Michael, Kelsey, Jennifer, Ethan, Shaun, Kevin, Brenden, Erin, 
9Franchesca, Jack, Ariana, Joshua, and Annalisa; therefore, be 
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11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Karen Hollis, and we extend our sincere condolences to her 
14family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Karen Hollis as an expression of our 
18deepest sympathy.