Illinois SR 72: MEMORIAL-MEGHAN L. HARMON

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SR0072LRB104 11911 MST 22002 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Meghan Lynn Harmon of Divernon, 

4formerly of Litchfield, who passed away on January 26, 2025; 

5and

6 WHEREAS, Meghan Harmon was born in Springfield to Robert 

7Joseph and Beth (Hermsmeyer) Harmon on December 22, 1983; she 

8graduated from Litchfield High School in 2002 and earned 

9several degrees, including an Associate Degree in Secondary 

10Education from Lincoln Land Community College in 2004, a 

11Bachelor of Arts in English in 2006 and a Master of Arts in 

12English in 2008, both from the University of Illinois 

13Springfield, and a Master of Science in Library and 

14Information Science in 2012 from the University of Illinois 

15Urbana-Champaign; she married Greg Bishop in Springfield on 

16September 17, 2015; and

17 WHEREAS, Meghan Harmon taught young adults English and 

18humanities as an adjunct professor at Lincoln Land Community 

19College; she then served as the local history and genealogy 

20reference librarian at the Chatham Area Public Library 

21District before taking the position of reference librarian at 

22the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, where she 

23earned the nickname "Megstar"; she then worked for the 

SR0072- 2 -LRB104 11911 MST 22002 r

1Illinois Secretary of State at the Illinois State Library as a 

2library program specialist; and

3 WHEREAS, Meghan Harmon had a passion for books, and she 

4conducted professional presentations about rare manuscripts 

5and how the public can access a wealth of information from 

6their local and state libraries; she was involved in the 

7Friends of the Chatham Area Public Library, volunteer