Bill Text: IL SR0757 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Raymond "Ray" Oshana.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0757 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0757-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 Raymond "Ray" Oshana; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Ray Oshana was born in Baghdad on May 17, 1951; he | ||||||
| 5 | came to the United States as a young man and started the | ||||||
| 6 | Assyrian Athletic Club in 1970; since its inception, the Club | ||||||
| 7 | has supported thousands of Assyrian youth and will celebrate | ||||||
| 8 | its 50th anniversary next year; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Ray Oshana helped found the East Bird Band, which | ||||||
| 10 | composed an iconic Assyrian Nationalist song, despite the fact | ||||||
| 11 | that the band members did not know how to play musical | ||||||
| 12 | instruments when they began; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Ray Oshana was an active member of many civic | ||||||
| 14 | organizations, including the Assyrian American Association of | ||||||
| 15 | Chicago; at the time of his passing, he was serving as the | ||||||
| 16 | Midwest Regional Director for the Assyrian American National | ||||||
| 17 | Federation; his name was well known among the members of the | ||||||
| 18 | Assyrian community; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Ray Oshana was a pioneer in bringing Assyrians | ||||||
| 20 | into mainstream American politics; he supported dozens of | ||||||
| 21 | candidates and organized grassroots efforts to support the | ||||||
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| 1 | interests of his community; he exemplified how immigration and | ||||||
| 2 | the diversity it brings make the nation and local communities | ||||||
| 3 | stronger; he will be remembered as a kind man with a vibrant | ||||||
| 4 | personality who worked tirelessly to help Assyrians in Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | and those facing deadly challenges in the Middle East; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Ray Oshana is survived by his wife, Nadia, and his | ||||||
| 7 | children, Pierre, Ninos, and Mary; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Raymond "Ray" Oshana and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Ray Oshana as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | deepest sympathy.
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