Bill Text: IL SR0366 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Alice Hernandez.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0366 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0366-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn about the death of Alice "Alicia" G. Hernandez of | ||||||
4 | Waukegan, who passed away on June 4, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, While raising five young children, Alice | ||||||
6 | Hernandez decided to attend the College of Lake County to earn | ||||||
7 | her associate's degree; she then attended Northeastern | ||||||
8 | University where she earned her bachelor's degree and master's | ||||||
9 | degree while working part time as a lunchroom assistant; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Alice Hernandez became a full-time bilingual and | ||||||
11 | special educational paraprofessional; she worked at North | ||||||
12 | Elementary, Whittier Elementary, Webster Junior High School, | ||||||
13 | and Waukegan East High School between the years of 1975 and | ||||||
14 | 1990; she then worked at the College of Lake County as a | ||||||
15 | student recruiter; and
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16 | WHEREAS, In the fall of 1991, Alice Hernandez started | ||||||
17 | advising the Latino Club at the College of Lake County; some of | ||||||
18 | the events and activities that the club organized and | ||||||
19 | initiated that are still active today include the Traditional | ||||||
20 | Valentines Flower Sale, the Samuel Lopez Scholarship Dance and | ||||||
21 | Dinner now known as the Alicia Hernandez Scholarship Banquet, | ||||||
22 | participation in the September 16 Waukegan Parade, the annual |
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1 | U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference trip, Hispanic | ||||||
2 | Heritage Month events, hosting Latino speakers, such as Samuel | ||||||
3 | Betances, Chuy Negrete, Carlos Mensilla and others, providing | ||||||
4 | Latino food on campus, Latin dance lessons, organizing food | ||||||
5 | and toy drives for Latinx families, the first Latinx Talent | ||||||
6 | Showcase, college visits, the Day of the Dead celebration, | ||||||
7 | summer camping trips, and volunteer work; she was committed to | ||||||
8 | supporting all of College of the Lake County's Latinx | ||||||
9 | students; she taught students to be proud of their heritage | ||||||
10 | and encouraged them to finish their degrees; she formed a | ||||||
11 | network of students to share important college resources and | ||||||
12 | organize fundraising activities to provide scholarships for | ||||||
13 | Latinx students regardless of immigration status; she provided | ||||||
14 | a welcoming and friendly presence, and her kindness and | ||||||
15 | support encouraged many; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Alice Hernandez loved music and had a special | ||||||
17 | love for Mexican music; she enjoyed going for long rides with | ||||||
18 | her dad, dancing, teaching bilingual classes as well as | ||||||
19 | Catechism Class, encouraging the youth to continue their | ||||||
20 | education, cooking breakfast, being surrounded by family, | ||||||
21 | listening to her husband play the guitar, and going to the | ||||||
22 | Wisconsin Dells with her family; therefore, be it
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23 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
24 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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1 | Alice "Alicia" G. Hernandez and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
2 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
3 | it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Alice Hernandez as an expression of | ||||||
6 | our deepest sympathy.
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