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This resolution mourns the death of Meg Ryan Fitzgerald, a dedicated early childhood education professional from Chicago who passed away on February 28, 2025. The resolution highlights her life and accomplishments, noting that she was born in Spring Valley in 1985, graduated from DePaul University and the Erikson Institute, and worked as a preschool teacher and early childhood director at Immaculate Conception Catholic School and Bennett Day School. She was recognized for her thoughtfulness, kindness, and commitment to education, having served on school boards and presented at early childhood education conferences. The resolution acknowledges her personal life, including her marriage to Kevin Turk, her twin children Edith Jane and William Fitzgerald Turk, and her surviving family members. The Illinois Senate officially expresses its deepest sympathy to her family and friends, extending condolences for their loss and resolving to present a copy of the resolution to her family as a gesture of remembrance and support.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=426&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104