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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Hope Jovicin of Richton Park, who passed
4away on July 18, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Hope Jovicin was an active member of the Human
6Relations Commission; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Hope Jovicin served as the Resident
8Representative for Park Towers Annual Resident Appreciation
9Picnic; she was an Associate Member of the Senior Citizen
10Advisory Committee; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Hope Jovicin was a vital member of the "Collation
12to do Good" to help bring relief to orphans in Jeremie, Haiti
13on the "Fill the Bus" project; she was an advocate for the Cat
14Island Sister City Project and became a member of the Sister
15City Committee; she was an advocate for the annual "I Make A
16Difference" awards ceremony and the Neighbor to Neighbor
17Dinners hosted at Park Towers; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Hope Jovicin was recognized and awarded a
19certificate for the Age Options Volunteer Awards Luncheon,
20which connects older adults with community-based resources and
21options; she received an award for the annual "I Make A

 

 

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1Difference" ceremony and was selected as Unsung Heroine of Cook
2County 6th District; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Hope Jovicin was selected as the 2013 Richton Park
4Citizen of the Year; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7Hope Jovicin, and extend our sincere condolences to her family,
8friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Hope Jovicin as an expression of our
11deepest sympathy.