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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Milena A. McConchie of Hawthorn Woods, 
4who passed away on February 21, 2025; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Milena McConchie was born on June 24, 1973; she 
6was raised in Varna, Bulgaria, and she lived through the 
7collapse of Communism in 1990 when she was 16 years old; she 
8subsequently attended America University in Bulgaria, where 
9she excelled; and
 
10    WHEREAS, During her collegiate tenure, Milena McConchie 
11went on a summer program on free market economics offered by 
12The Fund for American Studies in Prague, Czech Republic; while 
13there, she met her future husband, Dan McConchie, and they 
14were engaged six months later; shortly thereafter, she was 
15diagnosed with cancer linked to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear 
16disaster; despite this, she and Dan remained committed to 
17their relationship and were married during the middle of her 
18cancer treatment; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Milena McConchie and Dan both became accomplished 
20professionals and had two wonderful daughters; as her husband 
21pursued his dreams and became an state senator for Illinois, 
22she encouraged his career aspirations by always sending him to 
 
 
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1work with containers of homemade food for his lunches, 
2expressing that it was her form of participating; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Milena McConchie, even while undergoing immense 
4suffering due to the cancer, radiation, and chemotherapy 
5treatments, rarely showed how much they pained her; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Milena McConchie will be remembered as a lover of 
7freedom, a devoted follower of her faith, and a woman of 
8considerable strength; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Milena McConchie is survived by her husband, 
10retired Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie, and her 
11daughters, Sophia and Kristina; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14Milena A. McConchie and extend our sincere condolences to her 
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Milena McConchie as an expression 
19of our deepest sympathy.