Full Text of SR0587 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Levon Demerdjian of Oak Park, who passed | 4 | | away on May 17, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Levon Demerdjian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, | 6 | | where his family settled after fleeing the Armenian genocide; | 7 | | as a teenager, he made his way
to the United States through | 8 | | Canada, intent on furthering his education by enrolling in an | 9 | | engineering program at what is
now the University of Illinois | 10 | | at Chicago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Levon Demerdjian soon teamed up with his brother, | 12 | | Arsen, to run
authentic Armenian restaurants; the first of the | 13 | | restaurants - all called Sayat Nova - was on Sheridan
Road near | 14 | | Loyola University's Lake Shore Campus; the second still | 15 | | operates on Ohio Street off Michigan Avenue; the third in Des | 16 | | Plaines; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Levon Demerdjian first venture was the Auto Grill, | 18 | | which opened in 1964 and operated for two years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Levon Demerdjian was preceded in death by his | 20 | | wife, Marjorie, and his brother, Arsen Demirdjian; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Levon Demerdjian is survived by his son, Raffi; | 2 | | his daughters, Tania, Nadia, and Tamara; a granddaughter; and | 3 | | his
brother, Dr. Armen Demerdjian; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Levon Demerdjian, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Levon Demerdjian as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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