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91_HR0665
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to extend their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Hilda Lopez-Arce, who recently
5 passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, Hilda Lopez-Arce was born on August 28, 1955 in
7 Guayama, Puerto Rico; her parents were Epifanio Lopez and
8 Norberta Rodriguez Lopez; on October 3, 1999 she married
9 Roberto Arce; and
10 WHEREAS, At the age of three, Hilda Lopez-Arce and her
11 family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; she was educated
12 at St. Edwards Catholic Elementary School and Hallahan High
13 School in Philadelphia; she received her Bachelor of Arts
14 degree in psychology from Chestnut Hill College; she received
15 her Masters of Education degree from the University of
16 Illinois at Chicago; and
17 WHEREAS, In 1998 Hilda Lopez-Arce received the
18 Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence (CAPE) Award;
19 the award is a peer award designed to recognize demonstrated
20 excellence by academic professional staff members at the
21 University of Illinois at Chicago; and
22 WHEREAS, While living in Pennsylvania, Hilda Lopez-Arce
23 worked as the Community Liaison for the Philadelphia
24 Coalition on Domestic Violence and the Displaced Women's
25 Coordinator for the Lutheran Settlement House; in 1980 she
26 began working at the University of Illinois at Chicago as a
27 counselor, assistant to the Vice Chancellor, and Staff
28 Associate; and
29 WHEREAS, Hilda Lopez-Arce served as president of the
30 Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees (IAHSE); she
31 was a board member of the Illinois Latino Association
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1 Committee on Higher Education (ILACHE); she served on and
2 chaired the Latino Committee on University Affairs (LCUA),
3 and the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Latinos
4 (CCSL); and
5 WHEREAS, In addition, Hilda Lopez-Arce was a member of
6 the National Association of Student Personnel and
7 Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA); she was a member
8 and served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Hispanic
9 Education Foundation (IHEF), and chaired the IHEF Scholarship
10 Committee; she was a member and the Midwest representative to
11 the National Assembly of Hispanics in Higher Education
12 Association (NAHHEA); she was a 1996 Fellow for the National
13 Hispanic Higher Education Policy Fellows Program in
14 Washington, D.C.; she was a member and past member of the
15 Board of Directors of the Hispanic Alliance for Career
16 Enhancement (HACE); she was Chair of the University of
17 Illinois at Chicago Martin L. King, Jr. Scholarship
18 Committee; and the 1996 Community Representative of the
19 Mozart Elementary School Council; and
20 WHEREAS, Hilda Lopez-Arce is survived by her husband,
21 Roberto Arce; her siblings, Merci, Bruni, Gloria, Ali, Eppi,
22 Albert, and Lues; her in-laws, Tyrone, Mariel, and Dey; her
23 nieces and nephews, Jose, Roberto, Vicky, Dana, Daniel,
24 Megan, Travis, Lues, Virginia, and Eppi III; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we mourn, along with all that knew her, the death of Hilda
28 Lopez-Arce; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to the family of Hilda Lopez-Arce.