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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Gordon Neal Keating of Los Alamos, New 
4Mexico, who passed away on February 14, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Gordon Keating grew up in Edwardsville and 
6graduated from Edwardsville High School, he subsequently 
7earned his bachelor's degree with distinction in geology from 
8Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1988, his master's 
9degree from Michigan Technological University in 1991, and his 
10Ph.D. in geology at the University of New Mexico in 2000; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Gordon Keating grew up passionate about natural 
12history, geology, and volcanology; after college, he worked for 
13the United States Geological Survey at the Cascades Volcanic 
14observatory, where he met a fellow geologist and his future 
15wife, Elizabeth; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, After his tenure at the USGS, Gordon Keating and 
17his wife moved to New Mexico; in 1995, he began working for the 
18Los Alamos National Laboratory; he has published numerous 
19papers in volcanology and helped to develop eruption and 
20erosion histories for volcanic centers, including Yucca 
21Mountain in Nevada; most recently, he was contributing to 
22projects related to carbon sequestration and energy 
 
 
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1sustainability; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Gordon Keating enjoyed spending time with 
3backpacking, camping trips, rafting, canoeing, and cycling; he 
4also enjoyed playing traditional music, especially old-time 
5American and Irish styles; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Gordon Keating was a member of the Unitarian 
7Church of Los Alamos and had a strong commitment to working 
8with young people as an adviser to youth groups at the church; 
9he also served a term as chairman of the building committee of 
10the Unitarian Church; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Gordon Keating was preceded in death by his 
12mother, Jody Keating; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Gordon Keating is survived by his father, Richard 
14Keating; his wife, Elizabeth; his daughters, Zoe and Flannery; 
15and his brother, Philip; therefore, be it
  
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
18his family and friends, the passing of Gordon Neal Keating; and 
19be it further
  
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 
 
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1presented to the family of Gordon Keating as an expression of 
2our sympathy.