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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Egan, Karen via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 29, 2025 11:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA Coordinators List (lstac@omls.oregon.gov) <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear LSTA friends,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Sunday, we lost a friend and colleague. Meghan Harmon, Illinois’ LSTA Grants Consultant, passed away following her courageous battle fighting a terminal illness.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Her obituary is posted: <a href="https://www.plummerfuneralservices.com/obituary/Meghan-Harmon">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;color:#9C884B">Karen Egan</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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