Bill Text: IL SR0458 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Shobha Deven Parikh of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0458 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0458-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Dr. Shobha Deven Parikh of Chicago, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on June 2, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh was born to Kanaiyalal and Kapilaben | ||||||
6 | Shah on November 27, 1944; from an early age, she knew she | ||||||
7 | wanted to help people; she was accepted into a medical school | ||||||
8 | where English was spoken and learned both English and medicine | ||||||
9 | simultaneously; and
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10 | WHEREAS, As an Emergency Room and Family Physician, Dr. | ||||||
11 | Parikh worked for many hospitals around Chicago, including Mt. | ||||||
12 | Sinai Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Ravenswood Hospital, Swedish | ||||||
13 | Covenant Hospital, and Christ Memorial Hospital; she became one | ||||||
14 | of the first female Indian doctors on Devon Avenue when she | ||||||
15 | opened a clinic in 1981; she cared for more than 150,000 | ||||||
16 | patients during her 37-year career and treated the Indian | ||||||
17 | community like they were a part of her family; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh hosted hundreds of spiritual events for | ||||||
19 | the Indian community, was a member of cultural organizations, | ||||||
20 | including Gujarati Samaj and Swadhyay, supported area senior | ||||||
21 | centers, and generously donated to charity; she also worked | ||||||
22 | extra jobs to bring her siblings and parents to America; she |
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1 | enjoyed drawing and cooking and was a fan of Julia Roberts; her | ||||||
2 | greatest joy was her family, whom she served with love and | ||||||
3 | care; she especially enjoyed spending time with her | ||||||
4 | grandchildren; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh's loved ones have established a | ||||||
6 | not-for-profit organization in Illinois, The Shobha | ||||||
7 | Foundation, to honor her legacy in support of cancer research, | ||||||
8 | women's rights, and education in the United States and abroad; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh is survived by her husband of 46 years, | ||||||
13 | Deven Parikh; her children, Parul Cheriyan, Dr. Rupak Parikh, | ||||||
14 | Parag Parikh, and Dr. Roshan Shah; her grandchildren, Riya and | ||||||
15 | Sarina Cheriyan; her mother-in-law, Dhangauriben Parikh; her | ||||||
16 | son-in-law, Thomas Cheriyan; her daughter-in-law, Nancy To; | ||||||
17 | her siblings, Prabodh Shah, Dilip Shah, Dr. Pankaj Shah, and | ||||||
18 | Nikunj Talati; her brother-in-law, Dr. Kiran Talati; her | ||||||
19 | sisters-in-law, Bharati P. Shah, Hemangini Shah, and Jagruti | ||||||
20 | Shah; and her extended family and friends; therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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1 | Dr. Shobha Deven Parikh and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
2 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
3 | further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Dr. Parikh as an expression of our | ||||||
6 | deepest sympathy.
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