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This resolution is a memorial tribute from the Illinois Senate honoring Esther Irene Bruns Kinner, who passed away on January 25, 2025, after a notable career in education and community service. The resolution highlights her significant life achievements, including her 50-plus year involvement with the Illinois State Fair's competitive events office, her teaching career at Pleasant Plains School District #8 from 1970 to 2005, and her continued passion for music through piano lessons after retirement. It also acknowledges her active community involvement, including her membership in the Farmingdale Presbyterian Church, Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, and her love for the Springfield Symphony. The document details her family background, noting her marriage to William David "Bill" Kinner in November 2024, and lists her surviving family members, including her husband, sister, stepdaughters, step-grandchildren, and various extended family. The resolution formally expresses the Senate's sympathy and mourning for her passing, and resolves to present a copy of the memorial to her family as an expression of deepest condolences.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=109&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104