SR0265 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Teresa Suzanne Ponio of Island Lake, who passed away on January 26, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was born in Rockford on April 21, 1958 to Richard and Frances Kerns (nee Hoeppner); on November 16, 1985, she married John W. Ponio in Hampshire and together they raised 3 sons in the Village of Island Lake; she earned an Associate of Science/Horticulture degree with emphasis on Floral Shop Management, and an Associate of Theology degree with an emphasis on Leadership Training; and

WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was a stay-at-home mom and home schooled her boys through high school; she was a member of the Municipal Clerks of Illinois and the current Clerk for the Village of Island Lake; and

WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was a member of the Lakes Region Watercolor Guild and a past Chair of their newsletter; she served for 3 years as a stateside Christian missionary in Idaho, Virginia, and Oklahoma; and

WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio was preceded in death by her parents, and her nephews, Shawn Gromer and Joshua Ghyselinck; and

WHEREAS, Teresa Ponio is survived by her husband, John; her sons, Luke, Matt, and John; her brother, Michael (Kathy) Kerns; her sisters, Jeanette (David) Larson, Patricia (Richard) Ghyselinck, and Connie (Dean) Hinnerichs; and her nieces and nephews, Andrea (Cory) Probasco, Michelle (Jeff) Nevenhoven, Martin (Samara) Gromer, Eric (Wendy) Larson, Ryan Kerns, Nichole (Steve) Mathiason, Evan (Bethany) Kerns, Chad (Cindy) Larson, Adam Gromer, Nicholas Hinnerichs, Lisa (Kevin) Colbert, and Nathan (Elizabeth) Kerns; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Teresa Suzanne Ponio, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Teresa Ponio as an expression of our deepest sympathy.