SR1606 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Demetrios Zemenides of Chicago, who passed away on August 6, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Demetrios Zemenides was born in 1942 in Cyprus, which was then a British colony; and

WHEREAS, At age 14, Demetrios Zemenides served in the freedom fighting group, EOKA; and

WHEREAS, Demetrios Zemenides moved to the United States in 1967; he studied architecture and married his wife, Irene; they temporarily moved to Cyprus before returning to the United States after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus; and

WHEREAS, Demetrios Zemenides got involved in the Greek American community in Chicago; he served as president of the Illinois Cypriot Brotherhood and was actively engaged in the parish council of Holy Taxiarchai and St. Haralambos Church in Niles; and

WHEREAS, The family of Demetrios Zemenides remembers him as a devoted husband, a loving father, and a wonderful role model; and

WHEREAS, Demetrios Zemenides was a proud public servant and worked for decades as an architect for the City of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Demetrios Zemenides devoted much of his life to charity and civic participation, habits that he passed along to his children; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Demetrios Zemenides and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Demetrios Zemenides as an expression of our deepest sympathy.