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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Megan K. Blenner, who passed away on June 
428, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Megan Blenner was born on August 12, 1986 in 
6Hoffman Estates; her parents were Tom and Peggy (nee DeWane) 
7Blenner; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Megan Blenner graduated from St. Viator High 
9School in 2004; she was a member of the National Honor Society, 
10the basketball team, and the 2003 IHSA championship soccer 
11team; she subsequently graduated from Carroll University in 
122008, where she was an All-Academic and All-Conference player 
13who competed in basketball and soccer and won the Midwest 
14Conference Championship Tournaments in both sports; she also 
15studied at Northwestern University and was working to complete 
16her CPA certification at the time of her passing; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Megan Blenner began her career at Zurich North 
18America in the associate program immediately upon graduating 
19college, learning the major areas of insurance in various 
20locations throughout the United States; she most recently 
21served at Zurich as a financial analyst; her various positions 
22at Zurich allowed her to travel the world, which she deeply 
 
 
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1treasured; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Megan Blenner was a member of the Junior League of 
3Chicago, the Illinois CPA Society, and Zurich's Women's 
4Innovation Network; she worked as a volunteer at PAWS in 
5Lincoln Park and other various charities; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Megan Blenner enjoyed reading, helping others, 
7and spending time with her family and friends; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Megan Blenner was preceded in death by her 
9grandparents, William and Lois Blenner and Bernard and Arlene 
10DeWane; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Megan Blenner is survived by her parents, Tom and 
12Peggy Blenner; 2 sisters, Kelly and Jamie Blenner; and many 
13loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
16family and friends, mourn the passing of Megan K. Blenner; and 
17be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Megan Blenner as an expression of 
20our sympathy.