Bill Text: IL SR0841 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Nia Odeoti-Hassan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0841 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0841-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Nia Odeoti-Hassan; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan was born in 1948; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan exhibited exceptional | ||||||
6 | leadership within the City of Springfield and throughout the | ||||||
7 | State of Illinois; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan served as the policy and budget | ||||||
9 | analyst for the Illinois Senate from 1981 to 2017; during that | ||||||
10 | time, she became a trusted leader and mentor to countless | ||||||
11 | bipartisan members of the General Assembly and Capitol staff; | ||||||
12 | she served under five governors, four senate presidents, and | ||||||
13 | four speakers of the house; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan's dedication to healthcare, | ||||||
15 | women's rights, and the expansion of education and access to | ||||||
16 | politics remains unmatched; in 2001, she was an advocate for | ||||||
17 | the Halal Food Act to require food labeled Halal be prepared | ||||||
18 | according to Islamic Law; in 2009, she helped organize the | ||||||
19 | first Muslim Action Day at the Capitol; she also introduced | ||||||
20 | the Senate Page Program, allowing for high school and college | ||||||
21 | students to shadow state senators; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan served as a Democratic precinct | ||||||
2 | committeewoman for nearly 20 years and was a member of the | ||||||
3 | Westside Democratic Club, now known as the Greater Springfield | ||||||
4 | Democrats; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan's combined love for advocacy | ||||||
6 | and government earned her Golden member status in her | ||||||
7 | sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., with over 50 years | ||||||
8 | of service to the sorority's mission of service to all | ||||||
9 | mankind; she also served as the sorority's committee chair and | ||||||
10 | coordinator for the Illinois State Connection Committee | ||||||
11 | throughout three regional administrations; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan's kindness, leadership, and | ||||||
13 | wisdom touched everyone within the radius of her communities | ||||||
14 | of faith, family, and friends; she exemplified leading with | ||||||
15 | integrity and intelligence in her professional life, her | ||||||
16 | political life, and her beloved sorority; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan's legacy lives on through her | ||||||
18 | daughter, Emma Hassan; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
21 | Nia Odeoti-Hassan and extend our sincere condolences to her |
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1 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
2 | further
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