Full Text of SR0698 93rd General Assembly
SR0698 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Manuel | 4 |
| Eliseo Navarro, who passed away on October 1, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Navarro was born on February 11, 1953 to | 6 |
| Eliseo and Imelda Navarro; he married Constance Lynn Engle and, | 7 |
| together, they had four children; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Navarro attended Holy Angel's grade school, | 9 |
| graduated from Andrean High School in 1971, and attended St. | 10 |
| Joseph's College; he served in the United States Coast Guard; | 11 |
| and he was the former director of the Gary Police Department | 12 |
| Civil Defense unit; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Navarro was a successful businessman; in 1975, | 14 |
| he founded Navarro Construction and, in 1976, he founded his | 15 |
| second company, Tierra Environmental; he received several | 16 |
| awards and recognition in relation to his businesses, for both | 17 |
| community involvement and successful minority contracting; and
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| WHEREAS, Manuel Navarro was also heavily involved in a | 19 |
| variety of organizations throughout Indiana and Illinois; he | 20 |
| was a member of the board of directors of the Kimbrough Center | 21 |
| for state corrections, a certified OSHA safety inspector, | 22 |
| president of Hispanic of Northwest Indiana, chairman of the | 23 |
| corporate membership committee for Hispanic Voices Ltd., a | 24 |
| member of the Hispanic Democratic Organization, an honorary | 25 |
| Lake County Sheriff's deputy, vice president of the Illiana | 26 |
| Hummer Club, as well as a team leader of the Hummer Emergency | 27 |
| Response Team; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Navarro was honored many times throughout his | 29 |
| career with awards for community involvement, minority | 30 |
| education and employment, and other areas that benefited the |
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| communities and the residents of both Indiana and Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Navarro was known for his love of vehicles; he | 3 |
| was a certified pilot and he had a deep appreciation for cars, | 4 |
| motorcycles, and airplanes; and
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| WHEREAS, Manuel Navarro was preceded in death by his | 6 |
| brother, Pedro; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Manuel Eliseo Navarro will be felt | 8 |
| by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Connie; his | 9 |
| children, Patrick, Gabriella, Elena, and Erin; his parents, | 10 |
| Eliseo and Imelda; his sisters, Imelda (Bill) Blosky and | 11 |
| Melanie (Gus) Fangras; his brother, Michael (Karen) Navarro; | 12 |
| and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 |
| all who knew and loved him, the death of Manuel Eliseo Navarro; | 16 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Manuel Eliseo Navarro.
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