Grayslake CFO and Mother of Seven Fatally Struck by Freight Train
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The Lake County coroner identified 60-year-old Virginia Girmscheid of Grayslake as the woman fatally struck by a freight train while riding a bicycle in downtown Grayslake. An autopsy found blunt-force injuries consistent with a train strike; investigators from Metra Police closed Lake Street and Hillside Avenue as the probe continues. Girmscheid was a finance executive and mother of seven, formerly CFO of Stepping Stones Network, and she leaves behind her husband and seven children.
- Coroner identifies mother of 7, finance exec who died in 'tragic accident' after being hit by train in Grayslake Lake and McHenry County Scanner
- Bicyclist hit and killed by Metra train in north suburbs Tuesday ID’d by authorities as 60-year-old Grayslake woman WGN-TV
- Bicyclist Hit, Killed By Train In Grayslake: Officials Patch
- Grayslake train accident: Bicyclist killed by freight train near Lake and Hillside in Grayslake, IL ID'd as Virginia Girmscheid ABC7 Chicago
- Cyclist struck and killed by train in suburban Grayslake mourned by community NBC 5 Chicago
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