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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Jeanette
4Chavarria-Torres, president of DCH Construction & Hauling in
5Franklin Park, for being recognized with the Roberto Orozco
6Memorial Award from the Illinois Department of Transportation;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Roberto Orozco Memorial Award, formerly known
9as Advocate of the Year and Champion of the Year, was named
10after the late Roberto Orozco for personifying the values of
11"advocate", "champion", and "above and beyond" as it relates
12to participation in IDOT's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
13program; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Jeanette Chavarria-Torres started DCH
15Construction & Hauling as a college senior and single mother;
16the company, which moves dirt, gravel, and sand to
17construction sites, grew from $50,000 in revenue to $1.3
18million in 2017, which places her in an exclusive club: fewer
19than two percent of U.S. businesses owned by women break the $1
20million mark; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Jeanette Chavarria-Torres became involved in the
22industry at an early age; her father also owned a trucking

 

 

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1business but faced challenges due to his language barrier as a
2native Spanish speaker; she says that as a 10-year-old girl
3she helped him complete his paperwork, which progressed into a
4passion for trucking as she grew older; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jeanette Chavarria-Torres used her savings to buy
6the "dinkiest" trailer, in her words, and spent three years
7pitching herself to contractors before finally landing a job;
8she credits her persistence and honesty for the start of her
9success; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Jeanette Chavarria-Torres hopes her story
11motivates others to pursue business ventures despite the
12difficulties; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
14HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate Jeanette Chavarria-Torres, president of DCH
16Construction & Hauling, for being recognized with the Roberto
17Orozco Memorial Award from the Illinois Department of
18Transportation; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Jeanette Chavarria-Torres as a symbol of our
21respect and esteem.