SR0737 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mary Louise "Lou" Esparza of Gurnee, who passed away on March 5, 2010; and

WHEREAS, She was born September 10, 1946 in Houston, Texas; and

WHEREAS, She retired from Cardinal Health in 2007 after 18 years of employment; she attended St. Paul the Apostle Church in Gurnee and the Warren Township Senior Citizen's; and

WHEREAS, She loved to knit, garden, cook, and enjoyed antiques; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her father, Cruz Torres; and

WHEREAS, Mary Louise Esparza is survived by her husband, Trinidad Esparza, Jr.; her two sons and one daughter, Trinidad, III, Denica Denise Esparza, and Troy Tobias; her five grandchildren, Anthony, Zackery, Ivorie, Troy, Jr., and Dillon; her mother, Cathy Cantu; and her two sisters, her twin, Mary Helen Salazar and Cathy Aguirre; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Mary Louise Esparza; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mary Louise "Lou" Esparza as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.