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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  shocked  and  deeply saddened to learn of the
 4    untimely death of Robert A. Koranda of Naperville on  Sunday,
 5    June 29, 2003; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Koranda  was  born  on November 1, 1979 in
 7    Winfield to Kenneth and  Susan  Koranda;  he  graduated  from
 8    Naperville  North  High  School  in  1998,  where  he was the
 9    recipient of numerous honors; and

10        WHEREAS, At Naperville North High School, Mr. Koranda was
11    captain of the varsity football team and received awards  for
12    all-conference,  first  team all-area, and was voted the most
13    valuable  player  by  his  teammates;  he  was  a  Youth   in
14    Government  Representative  and  was  President of the Huskie
15    Stock Club; he was an alumnus of the J. Kyle Braid Leadership
16    Foundation; and

17        WHEREAS, Mr. Koranda graduated from Princeton  University
18    in  2002;  he was a member of the football team and President
19    of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity;  he  played  rugby  at
20    Princeton and received the 2002 Christopher D. Mello Memorial
21    Award  for  leadership,  athleticism, loyalty, and friendship
22    both on and off the rugby pitch; he was also a member of  the
23    University Cottage Club at Princeton; and

24        WHEREAS, The passing of Robert A. Koranda has been deeply
25    felt  by  many,  especially  his  parents,  Kenneth and Susan
26    Koranda; his sister, Katherine Susan (husband Scott)  Tanaka;
27    his  brother,  John Andrew Koranda; his uncles, Allen Koranda
28    and John (wife Mary) Whitney; his aunts, Janann  Koranda  and
29    Sue  Whitney;  his  cousins,  Kerry (wife Lisa) Koranda, Kara
30    (husband Andrew) Pfouts, Krista  (husband  J.)  Coleman,  and
31    Kristen,  Kimberly,  Michael, and Jena Whitney; therefore, be
32    it
 
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 1        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 2    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
 3    of Robert A. Koranda and extend our deepest sympathy  to  his
 4    family,  friends,  and  all who knew and loved him; and be it
 5    further

 6        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 7    presented to the family of Robert A. Koranda as an expression
 8    of our sincere condolences.