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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Dr. Jorge Cavero Sr. on
4 Friday, November 26, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Dr. Cavero was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia; he
6 studied medicine at the Universidad Mayo de San Andres, La Paz,
7 Bolivia; he then practiced in Bolivia and taught medical
8 students at the Asistencia Publica; many of those students
9 later became close professional colleagues when he moved to the
10 United States; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In the United States, Dr. Cavero trained at Little
12 Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park; he practiced for 35
13 years and with his son formed the Cavero Medical Group, serving
14 the Southwest Chicago community; he was on staff at Little
15 Company of Mary Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, and South
16 Chicago Hospital; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Dr. Cavero loved his work and dedicated countless
18 hours to his patients including indigents in both Bolivia and
19 the United States; it is this passion for his work that led his
20 three children to pursue careers in medicine; Dr. Jorge Cavero
21 Jr. is an Internist in Chicago; Dr. Patricia Cavero is a
22 Cardiologist in San Francisco, California; and Dr. Fernando
23 Cavero, an Emergency Medicine physician; and
 
24     WHEREAS, In Bolivia, he played competitive basketball, and
25 as a part of Bolivian National Team, he participated in the
26 Pan-American Games in Uruguay; throughout his life, he
27 continued to be an avid sportsman; and
 
28     WHEREAS, The passing of Dr Jorge Cavero Sr. has been deeply
29 felt by many, especially his wife of 50 years, Blanca; his
30 three children, Dr. Jorge Cavero Jr., Dr. Patricia Cavero, and

 

 

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1 Dr. Fernando Cavero; and his grandchildren, Raleigh, Sidney,
2 Kevin, Emilia, and Emily Marie; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
5 Dr. Jorge Cavero Sr., and we extend our deepest sympathy to his
6 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
7 further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to his family as an expression of our sincere
10 condolences.