Bill Text: IL SR2286 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Raul Ochoa Guzman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR2286 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2286-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 Raul Ochoa Guzman, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | December 6, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Raul Guzman was born in Elsa, Texas to Ediberto | ||||||
| 6 | and Andrea Guzman in 1934; he met Amelia Lopez in Plainview, | ||||||
| 7 | Texas, and they married in 1952; they moved from Texas to | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago Heights, to Joliet, and finally Channahon, where they | ||||||
| 9 | raised their family before retiring to a farm in Xenia; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Raul Guzman worked as many as three jobs at one | ||||||
| 11 | time to support his family; he retired from Caterpillar in | ||||||
| 12 | 1999; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Raul Guzman was involved in his community and was | ||||||
| 14 | a member of the Texas National Guard and a volunteer | ||||||
| 15 | firefighter; he built his home in Channahon and was always | ||||||
| 16 | tinkering with something; after he retired, he kept busy on the | ||||||
| 17 | farm, riding his yellow tractor and taking pride in his garden; | ||||||
| 18 | he enjoyed watching Westerns and professional wrestling; he had | ||||||
| 19 | a twinkle in his eye, a sly grin, and an infamous sweet tooth; | ||||||
| 20 | he was the type of father who could make or fix anything; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Raul Guzman s survived by his wife of 66 years, | ||||||
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| 1 | Amelia; his children, Lionel Guzman, Arthur Guzman, Elida | ||||||
| 2 | Chess, Marty (Mary Beth) Guzman, Matthew (Andrea) Guzman, Rita | ||||||
| 3 | (Dan) McManus, and Lisa (Don) Brown; and his many | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and | ||||||
| 5 | great-great-grandchildren; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Raul Guzman was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 7 | his sister, Rafala (Guzman) Garcia; his brother, Rueben Guzman; | ||||||
| 8 | his grandson, Matthew Aaron Guzman; and his granddaughter, | ||||||
| 9 | Angelina Guzman; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Raul Ochoa Guzman and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Raul Guzman as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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