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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Joychen Chemmachel, who passed away on
4February 9, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was born on May 6, 1963; he
6emigrated from India to Chicago in 1986; he became the founding
7president of the Knanaya Catholic Youth League Chicago in 1986
8and the founding president of the Illinois Malayalee
9Association in 1991; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In 1992, Joy Chemmachel started America's first
11Malayalam channel, Pranaam Bharat TV; he served as the Illinois
12Malayalee Association Inter-State Cultural Festival Chairman
13in 1999 and as vice president and global convention chairman of
14FOKANA in 2000; he was also president of the Knanaya Catholic
15Society Chicago; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel began acting in movies and
17tele-serials in 2002; he received numerous awards for his
18talent, including the Critics Award for Best Actor (2003), the
19Critics Award for Best Tele-Cinema (2004), the Anthra Film
20Critics Award (2004), the FOKANA Film Award (2005), the Anthra
21Critics Award for Best Actor (2005), the Tamil Nadu Government
22award for Best Movie (2005), and the Critics Award for

 

 

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1Anchoring the Best Pravaasi Television Show (2006); and
 
2    WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was a very giving person and always
3helped people who needed him, day or night; in 2006, he
4received the AGAPE Award for Charity; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In 2006, Joy Chemmachel served as general
6secretary of FOKANA; in 2014, he served as the FOKANA
7Convention General Convener; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel established JYES Farm in Neendoor,
9Kerala, India in 2005, and it plays a vital role in sustaining
10the farming culture of India; he received the Kathir Award for
11Best Farmer in 2017; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was a devoted member of St.
13Michael's Church in Neendoor, India and was most recently a
14trustee of St. Mary's Knanaya Catholic Church in Morton Grove;
15and
 
16    WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was an accomplished actor, artist,
17activist, businessman, and farmer; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20Joychen Chemmachel and extend our sincere condolences to his

 

 

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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Joy Chemmachel as an expression of
5our deepest sympathy.