Illinois SR 426: MEMORIAL - WILLIAM G. SISSON

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SR0426LRB104 15432 ECR 28587 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Meg Ryan Fitzgerald of Chicago, who 

4passed away on February 28, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Meg Fitzgerald, the daughter of Dan and Nancy 

6(Braida) Fitzgerald, was born in Spring Valley on April 26, 

71985; she married Kevin Turk on April 21, 2017; and

8 WHEREAS, Meg Fitzgerald was raised in Oglesby, where she 

9attended Holy Family School and St. Bede Academy; she enjoyed 

10spending time with her loved ones, especially her many cousins 

11and friends, reading, attending music concerts, learning, and 

12playing sports; she always honored commitments and dedicated 

13herself to doing her best, and she was known for her 

14thoughtfulness, kindness, patience, and her abilities in 

15listening, showing gratitude, and expressing thankfulness; and

16 WHEREAS, Meg Fitzgerald received a Bachelor of Arts in 

17Early Childhood Education from DePaul University in 2007 and a 

18Master of Arts in Child Development with a specialization in 

19Administration from the Erikson Institute in Chicago in 2015; 

20she began her professional teaching career as a preschool 

21teacher in 2007 for the Diocese of Chicago at Immaculate 

22Conception Catholic School in the Old Town neighborhood, where 

SR0426- 2 -LRB104 15432 ECR 28587 r

1she later became its early childhood director; and

2 WHEREAS, Meg Fitzgerald was hired as a founding teacher 

3for Bennett Day School, a new progressive school in the West 

4Loop in Chicago, in 2013; she later served as curriculum 

5coordinator and director of the Early Childhood program as the 

6school expanded to serve pre-K through high school students, 

7and she