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Amy Coons


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Amy Coons, age 52, of Brookfield. Beloved daughter of Ross (Andy Bowers) Coons; fond sister of Timothy Scott Coons; niece of Robert (Susan) Coons; cousin of Kristin Coons, Carrie (Roger) Liboon and Kimberly Endsley; birth daughter of Fred Starbuck and Linda Martin.

Please join family, friends, and coworkers for a Celebration of Life in memory of Chicago Zoological Society-Brookfield Zoo employee, Amy Coons, who passed on March 3rd. The Celebration of Life will be held at the Discovery Center on Thursday, March 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. A service will be held at the Discovery Center prior to the Celebration of Life from 10:00-11:30 a.m., please enter the South Entrance of the Zoo on Washington Street, then notify the gate attendant upon your arrival to the zoo that you are here for the Celebration or service, and you will be guided accordingly.
The family has asked that donations be made to the Chicago Zoological Society in lieu of flowers. Donations will go to the Great Ape project in memory of Amy. To donate:

• Go to www.CZS.org/donate and select the Make your gift a tribute button and complete the donation.
• Mail a donation to the Chicago Zoological Society, Attn: Development Department, 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield Zoo, IL 60513 and include a note or memo stating that the gift is in memory of    Amy Coons.
• Call the Development department at 708-688-8560 to make a donation by phone. Please state that the donation is in memory of Amy Coons.

We hope that you will be able to join us to celebrate Amy’s life and share your memories.

Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com

For those of you that would like to express your condolences to the family, please click on the link below and you can leave the family a message. If you wish to send a Sympathy Card to the Family, please feel free to send it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 West 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513, c/o the Amy Coons Family. We will gladly forward it on to the family.