Bill Text: IL HR1463 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bassam Hanna Naoum.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1463 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1463-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Bassam | ||||||
| 4 | Hanna Naoum; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bassam Naoum was born in Amman, Jordan, on | ||||||
| 6 | February 22, 1951; his parents were Hanna Naoum and Zakieh | ||||||
| 7 | Ibrahim; he married Phoebe Naoum (nee Tudor) in 1978 in | ||||||
| 8 | Huntsville, Alabama; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bassam Naoum came to America in 1970 in search of | ||||||
| 10 | an education and a new life; after arriving in Chicago, he | ||||||
| 11 | subsequently attended Snead State Junior College in Alabama; | ||||||
| 12 | during this time, he alternated between working in Chicago and | ||||||
| 13 | taking classes in Alabama each semester; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Two months after their marriage, Bassam Naoum and | ||||||
| 15 | his wife moved to Chicago, where he graduated from DePaul | ||||||
| 16 | University; for the next 10 years, he worked within the hotel | ||||||
| 17 | industry and spent his free time traveling, enjoying | ||||||
| 18 | restaurants, and socializing with his friends; in 1988, Bassam | ||||||
| 19 | and Phoebe's first child, Noelle, was born, followed by their | ||||||
| 20 | second child, Farris, in 1990; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, In order to pursue his dream of owning a business, | ||||||
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| 1 | Bassam Naoum opened his first store in Cabrini Green in 1993 | ||||||
| 2 | called "Ollie's", a name which stuck and became his nickname; | ||||||
| 3 | he quickly became a part of the Cabrini community and | ||||||
| 4 | participated in various events, such as the "Back to School | ||||||
| 5 | Picnic" and the community Thanksgiving Dinner; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bassam Naoum was well known in his neighborhood | ||||||
| 7 | for helping those in need of help in any way possible, | ||||||
| 8 | emotionally or financially; he will be remembered fondly by his | ||||||
| 9 | family as a loving father and husband who would do anything for | ||||||
| 10 | his family and friends and as a gregarious man with a wonderful | ||||||
| 11 | sense of humor; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Bassam | ||||||
| 15 | Hanna Naoum; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Bassam Naoum as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | sympathy.
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