SR0652 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Kim K. Kearby, who passed away on September 19, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Kim Kearby was born on November 30, 1946 in Hammond, Indiana; his parents were Jerome C. and Dorothy M. (nee Leu) Kearby; he married Jeanne L. Bell on June 5, 1981 in Waukegan; and

WHEREAS, Kim Kearby was raised and educated in Hammond and Chicago; he graduated from Lutheran North High School and Illinois Teachers College in Chicago and earned his Master's Degree from National Louis University in Evanston; and

WHEREAS, Kim Kearby served as an educator for his entire career; he served as a teacher at Round Lake Beach and Village elementary schools for 40 years until his retirement in 2011; and

WHEREAS, Kim Kearby served as the President of the Teachers Union for multiple years; he served as Region 38 Chair for the Illinois Education Association; he was also a member of the Round Lake District 116 School Board and was elected as an officer of the Northern Lake Retired Illinois Education Association; and

WHEREAS, Kim Kearby is survived by his wife of 32 years, Jeanne; his children, Che (Melissa) Kearby, Michael Kearby, Quinn (Feonia) Kearby, and Reed Kearby; and his grandchildren, Jefferson and Keegan; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Kim K. Kearby; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Kim Kearby as an expression of our sympathy and in honor of his life and accomplishments.