Bill Text: IL SR0954 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Hormaz Minoocher Vania.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0954 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0954-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Hormaz Minoocher Vania, who passed
away on March 3, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania, the son of Minoocher and Manijeh
Vania, was born on December 24, 1934; he attended Coyne
Electrical School in Chicago; he received a bachelor's degree
in electrical and mechanical engineering from Indiana
Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne, Indiana; he earned a
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Southern
Illinois University Carbondale; he also studied music at
Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) and Sangamon State
University, known today as the University of Illinois
Springfield (UIS); and
WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania founded Vania Engineering, Inc. in
1967, where he served as president and principal electrical,
mechanical, and environmental professional engineer; his
company undertook a number of noteworthy projects, including
working on the Lincoln Tomb, the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices,
LLCC, and UIS; he also taught engineering at LLCC and UIS; and
WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania and his wife, Yasmin H. Vania, were
founders and members of the Zoroastrian Association of

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Metropolitan Chicago, founding members of the World
Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC), and observers to the
drafting of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of
North America (FEZANA) constitution; they were also donors to
the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania was a Master Mason of Tyrian Masonic
Lodge #333, and he was the recipient of its 50 Years of
Faithful Service Award; he was a founder of Springfield's
Ethnic Festival and various Asian and Indian Associations; he
was an honorary life member of the National Republican Party;
and
WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania was a skilled accordion and piano
player who delighted many with his passion for music; and
WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania was always cheerful and had an
unending sense of humor; he will be remembered as a noble,
gracious, brilliant, and caring person; and
WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania was preceded in death by his
brother, Rustom Vania, and his sister-in-law, Gulzarine Vania;
and
WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania is survived by his wife; his
children, Natalie, Ivan, and Rustomji; his brother, Luke

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(Ginny) Vania; his sister, Kamal R. (Rohinton) Tengra; his
son-in-law, Rusi D. Gandhi; his daughter-in-law, Crystal
Vania; and his granddaughter, Asha R. Gandhi; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Hormaz Minoocher Vania and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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