Full Text of SR1291 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Maria de los Angeles Herrera of North | 4 | | Riverside, who passed away on June 25, 2024 at the age of 58; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Maria Herrera was born to Maria and Jose M. | 7 | | Herrera in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico on April 3, 1966; she | 8 | | was one of eight sisters; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Maria Herrera became a U.S. citizen in the late | 10 | | 1980s, and she resided in Cicero for a time; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Maria Herrera studied business administration at | 12 | | National Louis University; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Maria Herrera worked in customer service and gas | 14 | | transportation for Peoples Gas for approximately 30 years; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Maria Herrera was dedicated to serving the Latino | 16 | | community and volunteered with various non-profit | 17 | | organizations concerned with immigration issues; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Maria Herrera served as a catechist and adult | 19 | | faith facilitator; she participated in various other services |
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| 1 | | at St. Mary Catholic Church in Riverside; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Maria Herrera resided with her husband, Matthew | 3 | | Brophy, in North Riverside; her first son, Gabriel, graduated | 4 | | from the University of Illinois with a degree in environmental | 5 | | stability and geology; her second son, Diego, is studying at | 6 | | the University of Illinois; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Maria Herrera is survived by her husband; her | 8 | | children; her siblings, Yolanda (the late Artemio), Isabel | 9 | | (Carlos), Roselia, Yrma (Manuel), Fanny (the late Jose Luis), | 10 | | Tereza (Pedro), Maria Luisa (James), and Alma (Ismael); and | 11 | | more than 40 nieces and nephews; therefore, be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Maria de los Angeles Herrera and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | her; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Maria Herrera as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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