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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REMEMBERING AND HONORING THE LIFE OF KRISTIN ARIELLE OLIVER
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom called from our midst Kristin Arielle Oliver on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the age of 31; and
WHEREAS, Kristin was born in Country Club Hills, IL on February 4, 1989 to Pamela and Kelvin Oliver, their second baby girl after big sister Tiffani; and
WHEREAS, Kristin would follow in the footsteps of her big sister being baptized at Holy Name of Mary Church in Chicago, and started school at St. Emeric Catholic Church; and
WHEREAS, growing up, Kristin learned dance as an expression of her style and grace, with ballet and tap recitals becoming the norm year after year; and
WHEREAS, later she would become a cheerleader for the County Club Hills Cougars, and at the young age of 5 a childhood friend introduced her to ice skating, and she would enroll for lessons at Homewood Flossmoor Ice Arena; and
WHEREAS, athleticism, strength and determination to succeed would lead her to try out for the competitive figure skating dance team the Icettes, and her love of ice dancing prompted her to pursue both solo and couples dance performance, which in turn lead to competing in figure skating competitions around the country earning many 1st place trophies, plaques and ribbons along the way; and
WHEREAS, Kristin attended Huth Middle School and later matriculated to Rich Central High School, where she would win a spot on the cheerleading squad for all four years; and
WHEREAS, her service heart and sense of civic duty led her to organize a voter registration drive and a get out the vote campaign for a village election in addition to running for student council; and
WHEREAS, the lessons learned through competition would carry her through high school, college and beyond; and
WHEREAS, Kristin pursued her higher education at Tennessee State University majoring in Business Management while again winning a spot on the cheerleading squad; and
WHEREAS, whi...
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