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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Kathryn Susanne "Kit" Corley of | ||||||
| 4 | Chatham, who passed away on April 28, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Kit Corley was born to Elizabeth (Reid) and John | ||||||
| 6 | Corley in Carbondale on June 22, 2017; she and her family later | ||||||
| 7 | relocated to Chatham; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Kit Corley attended the Little Flower School for | ||||||
| 9 | preschool, Glenwood Elementary School for kindergarten, and | ||||||
| 10 | Chatham Elementary School for first and second grade; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Kit Corley was a dedicated helper, assisting in | ||||||
| 12 | yard work and gardening, a goofball who enjoyed performing | ||||||
| 13 | silly dances or showing off her signature funny face, and a | ||||||
| 14 | devoted Taylor Swift fan, singing along to the music with | ||||||
| 15 | joyful confidence; she enjoyed suggesting family movie nights, | ||||||
| 16 | organizing fun activities for her younger cousins, and putting | ||||||
| 17 | the wants and needs of others before her own; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Kit Corley, affectionately referred to as "Kit | ||||||
| 19 | Kat" by family and friends, was an old soul known for her | ||||||
| 20 | sincere empathy and kindness, connecting with people of all | ||||||
| 21 | ages and often responding with a comment that spoke to a | ||||||
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| 1 | maturity beyond her young age; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Kit Corley will be remembered for making the most | ||||||
| 3 | of her brief life, brightening the lives of everyone she | ||||||
| 4 | encountered with her loving, compassionate nature and | ||||||
| 5 | unforgettable personality; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Kit Corley was preceded in death by her father, | ||||||
| 7 | John; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Kit Corley is survived by her mother, Elizabeth; | ||||||
| 9 | her stepfather, Carl Ostermeier; her sisters, Fiona and Rose; | ||||||
| 10 | her stepsiblings, Elijah and August; her great-grandmother and | ||||||
| 11 | namesake, Kathryn "Kit" Refine; her grandparents, Jack and | ||||||
| 12 | Susan Reid, Tom Corley, and Peggy Connors; her bonus | ||||||
| 13 | grandparents, Carl and Melanie Ostermeier; and a host of | ||||||
| 14 | cousins, aunts, and uncles; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Kathryn Susanne "Kit" Corley and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 18 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 19 | her; and be it further | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Kit Corley as an expression of our | ||||||
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| 1 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||