MEMORIAL-RACHEL GANSNER

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SR0824
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Rachel Gansner of Chicago, who passed
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away on April 4, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Rachel Gansner, the daughter of Judith Caplan and
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Richard Caplan, was born on December 15, 1980; she was raised
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in Lincoln Park, where she attended Francis W. Parker School
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and played softball; she later graduated from Hobart and
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William Smith Colleges and earned a master's degree in
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education from DePaul University; she married Jeremy Gansner;
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and

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WHEREAS, Rachel Gansner was passionate about giving girls
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the opportunity to play baseball, starting the Warren Park
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Girls Fall Baseball League on the North Side of Chicago in
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2024; her league began with approximately 25 players ages 6-9
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who were divided into four teams, the Blue Sox, Comets,
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Peaches, and Belles, and it soon expanded to offering a second
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age division for girls ages 10-12; as a coach, she instilled
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confidence, empowerment, strength, and her love of the sport
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in her players; and

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WHEREAS, Rachel Gansner's family shared in her love of
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baseball, with her daughter playing in the league her mother

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started, her son serving as an occasional umpire, and her
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husband keeping score and doing play-by-play announcing; and

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WHEREAS, Rachel Gansner founded a baseball nonprofit,
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Let's Play Too, which focuses on expanding girls' access to
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the sport; and

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WHEREAS, Rachel Gansner loved spending time with her
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family and friends at parties in her backyard, enjoying
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barbecues, the fire pit, and music; she was also a devoted fan
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of the Chicago Cubs; and

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WHEREAS, Rachel Gansner's legacy of uplifting young
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athletes will be continued by the Warren Park Youth Baseball
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Board, on which she formerly served as president; her legacy
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will be further cemented with a baseball field being named in
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her honor, and the Warren Park Fall Girls Baseball League will
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also bear her name; and

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WHEREAS, Rachel Gansner was preceded in death by her
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father, Richard (Tracy Salvia) Caplan; her father-in-law,
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Bruce Gansner; and her aunt, Millie (Herb Pozen) Goldstein;
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and

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WHEREAS, Rachel Gansner is survived by her husband,
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Jeremy; her children, George and Eloise; her mother, Judith

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(James Roberts) Caplan; her mother-in-law, Victoria Gansner;
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her siblings, Seth (Kristen) Caplan, Gustav Caplan, and Sally
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Caplan; her brother-in-law, Joshua (Christine Licata) Gansner;
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and her nieces and nephews, Shiloh Cub, Lila, Louis, Cohen,
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Seth, Lincoln, and Dylan; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Rachel Gansner and extend our sincere condolences to her
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Rachel Gansner as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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