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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Elyssa Rosen, who passed away on October 
426, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Elyssa Rosen was born and raised in Oak Park; she 
6attended Oak Park elementary schools and graduated from Oak 
7Park and River Forest High School; she received her Bachelor of 
8Science in Journalism from the University of Illinois and 
9earned her Master of Arts in Public Policy at the University of 
10Colorado at Boulder; she also did research in Marine 
11Behavioural Ecology at the University of Victoria in British 
12Columbia; and
  
 
  
13    WHEREAS, Elyssa Rosen was a lifetime environmental 
14conservationist; she was a passionate advocate for 
15environmental issues and was published in scientific journals 
16and opinion pages; she served on non-profit boards and trained 
17and supported conservation groups across the Americas; she 
18played significant roles at the Sierra Club and the Great Basin 
19Mine Watch in Nevada, as an independent consultant for a 
20variety of environmental efforts, and at the Pew Charitable 
21Trust; and
  
 
22    WHEREAS, Elyssa Rosen lived a short but rich life, infused 
 
 
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1by the Oak Park and River Forest High School motto, "Those 
2Things That Are Best"; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Elyssa Rosen is survived by her fiance, Matt 
4Newberry; her father, Martin Rosen; her mother, Elaine Bauman; 
5her sisters Karen Thornburg and Lena Wegner; and many other 
6family members; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Elyssa Rosen, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, 
10friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Elyssa Rosen as an expression of our 
13deepest sympathy.