Bill Text: IL SR1336 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Kiran A. Desai of Springfield.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-01-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR1336 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1336-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 Kiran A. Desai of Springfield, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on November 28, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Kiran Desai was born to Amritlal Jethalal Desai | ||||||
| 6 | and Jaya Prabhudas Gandhi in Ahmedabad, India on September 27, | ||||||
| 7 | 1948; he married Kalpana Fozdar; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Kiran Desai served as a technical assistance team | ||||||
| 9 | manager for the Illinois State Board of Education, retiring | ||||||
| 10 | after 28 years of service; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Kiran Desai served as president of multiple | ||||||
| 12 | organizations, including the Springfield Chapter of the | ||||||
| 13 | American Red Cross, Gujarati Samaj of Greater Springfield, and | ||||||
| 14 | the India Association of Greater Springfield; he was also a | ||||||
| 15 | board member of the Hindu Temple of Greater Springfield; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Kiran Desai volunteered at the Illinois Innocence | ||||||
| 17 | Project, Friend-in-Deed, and the Asian American Bone Marrow | ||||||
| 18 | Foundation; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Kiran Desai enjoyed helping others, watching spy | ||||||
| 20 | movies, and playing with the latest technology; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Kiran Desai is survived by his wife; his sons, | ||||||
| 2 | Kaushal (Robin) Desai and Krupal Desai; his grandson, Kai | ||||||
| 3 | Desai; three brothers; three sisters; and many nieces and | ||||||
| 4 | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 7 | Kiran A. Desai and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 8 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 9 | further
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