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SR 442

MEMORIAL-LYNN A. GALUSKA ELSEN

104th Regular Session Introduced by Don Harmon

SR 442 honors Bethann Frillman for leadership and service and memorializes Lynn Ann Galuska Elsen; ceremonial, non-binding, with no fiscal impact.

Resolution Adopted
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Bill Summary · SR 442

Summary — SR 442 (Resolution Adopted)

Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: April 22, 2025
Classification: Senate resolution (honorific/memorial)
Legislative actions (selected): Senate read & adopted (Mar–Apr 2025); read & adopted (Apr 24, 2025); reported enrolled (Apr 24, 2025); filed with Secretary (Oct 14, 2025); Resolution adopted (Oct 15, 2025).
Primary sponsors (listed): RaShaun Kemp; Kenya Wicks; Sally Harrell; Sonya Halpern; Kim Jackson; Elena Parent; Ed Harbison; Derek Mallow; Donzella James; Freddie Powell Sims; Nan Orrock; Harold Jones II; Tonya Anderson; Gail Davenport; Jason Esteves; Don Harmon. Co-sponsor: All Senators (recorded Oct 14, 2025).

Overview
- SR 442 is an honorific Senate resolution that, as recorded, contains language recognizing and commending Bethann Frillman and also contains memorial language mourning the death of Lynn Ann Galuska Elsen. Both parts are ceremonial in nature and do not change law or create fiscal obligations.

Key provisions and content
1. Recognition of Bethann Frillman
- Commends Frillman for a multi‑faceted career: vice president in a Fortune 100 international airline division (noted responsibilities include managing $1 billion in Asia‑Pacific revenue, oversight of ~100 staff across 12 countries, and launching U.S.–Japan service), small business owner (Bethann Frillman Photography), and community leader.
- Highlights more than two decades of volunteer work in Atlanta/DeKalb County voter protection (DeKalb County Ad Hoc Elections Committee liaison, precinct‑level voting statistics for GOTV, analysis of elections budget, leadership on a team reviewing more than 9,000 voter protection hotline calls).
- Notes two years’ service as Chief of Staff for Senator Elena Parent and contributions to dual enrollment access for high school students.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Bethann Frillman.

  1. Memorial for Lynn Ann Galuska Elsen
    • Expresses sorrow at her passing (May 21, 2025; age 68) and extends condolences to family and friends.
    • Summarizes her biography and service: born 1956 in Chicago; nursing degree from University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign; ~40‑year nursing career (high‑risk OB nurse at Prentice Hospital and long career at Northwestern Memorial Hospital); community involvement in Oak Park and with St. Catherine‑St. Lucy’s Church; founding trustee of West Suburban Special Recreation Association; co‑founder/leader of Together In the Loss of a Child (TLC) program; recipient of the 2020 Nora Cooney Mara Compassionate Care Award.
    • Directs that a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to her family.

Who is affected
- Recipients/honorees and their families and communities (recognition and memorial). The resolution has no regulatory, enforcement, or fiscal impact and does not alter state law or policy.

Procedural/timeline notes
- The legislative history shows multiple readings and an adopted vote recorded in March–April 2025, with final filing and adoption actions recorded in October 2025. The resolution was reported enrolled and made available for distribution to the honorees/family per its text.

Conclusion
- SR 442 functions as a formal Senate expression of recognition for Bethann Frillman’s professional and volunteer contributions and as a memorial honoring the life and public service of Lynn Ann Galuska Elsen. It is ceremonial and non‑binding.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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