Illinois SR 452: MEMORIAL-DR. MARGARET STROW

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SR0452LRB104 15598 ECR 28765 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Margaret Elizabeth "Beth" Strow, 

4M.D., who passed away on September 23, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Dr. Strow was born to Dr. Wallace F. Strow Sr. and 

6Margaret Miller Strow in Springfield on May 22, 1955; she 

7attended Sacred Heart Academy and the University of Illinois; 

8she received a Master of Nursing with a pediatric 

9neurosurgical subspecialty at the University of Illinois 

10Chicago; she earned a Doctor of Medicine from the Southern 

11Illinois University School of Medicine in 1984, and she became 

12board certified in internal medicine and completed her 

13dermatology residency at Emory University; she married David 

14Reid in 1988; and

15 WHEREAS, Dr. Strow was a beloved figure in the medical 

16community; she initially worked as a nurse at Children's 

17Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern University; after 

18completing her residency at Emory University, she opened her 

19own dermatology practice in Springfield in 1992, where she 

20shared her unique ability to connect with patients and make 

21them feel heard; and

22 WHEREAS, Dr. Strow served as an online community leader 

SR0452- 2 -LRB104 15598 ECR 28765 r

1for the Melanoma Research Alliance; and

2 WHEREAS, Dr. Strow, affectionately called "Marmee" by her 

3grandchildren, enjoyed running, skiing, and traveling the 

4world; and

5 WHEREAS, Dr. Strow was known as a force of nature, and her 

6nerves of steel were only outmatched by her heart of gold; she 

7will be remembered as an incredible mother and grandmother who 

8made normal days special and holidays, especially Christmas, 

9spectacular; and

10 WHEREAS