MEMORIAL-BARBARA DEER

This Senate resolution formally mourns the death of Barbara Deer, a speech-language pathologist and community leader from Chicago who passed away on April 14, 2026. The bill honors her life and career, noting her roles as a CEO of Metamorphosis Health LLC, executive director of Juneteenth Illinois, and a dedicated member of her family and various organizations. It resolves that the Illinois Senate extends its sincere condolences to her surviving family, including her mother, children, and sister, and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to them as an expression of sympathy.