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91_SR0442
LRB9115042RHrh
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Rima Skorubskas, who passed away on October 24, 2000 in
5 Downers Grove; and
6 WHEREAS, Rima Skorubskas was born in Chicago and raised
7 in Cicero, Illinois; she attended Immaculate Heart of Mary
8 High School in Westchester; she earned her bachelor's degree
9 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and her law degree
10 from DePaul University in Chicago; and
11 WHEREAS, Rima Skorubskas joined CNA HealthPro in Chicago
12 in November 1987 as an attorney and quickly distinguished
13 herself; in 1991 she was promoted to senior counsel and three
14 years later was named vice president and associate general
15 counsel; in 1996 she was promoted to group vice president and
16 deputy general counsel; in 1999 she was named general counsel
17 and executive vice president of CNA HealthPro; and
18 WHEREAS, Rima Skorubskas was recognized by Leadership
19 America, a national organization that in 1997 named her one
20 of the nation's leading women; and
21 WHEREAS, Rima Skorubskas was an avid advocate for
22 children's education, a concern she addressed as a tutor of
23 inner-city residents; she also served as a troop leader in
24 Lithuanian Scouting; and
25 WHEREAS, The passing of Rima Skorubskas will be deeply
26 felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband,
27 Algis Tamosiunas; her son Matas; and her many colleagues and
28 employees at CNA HealthPro in Chicago who will remember Rima
29 as a dedicated lawyer whose business skills and personality
30 took her to the top ranks of CNA HealthPro; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2 all who knew her, the death of Rima Skorubskas of Downers
3 Grove, Illinois; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Rima Skorubskas.