SR1075 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Abdul Hameed Dogar of Lombard, who passed away on October 29, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Abdul Dogar was born in India and raised in an area that is now part of Pakistan; he studied civil engineering at Aligarh Muslim University in India; he moved to the United States in March 1962; and

WHEREAS, Abdul Dogar worked for the Illinois Department of Transportation as a professional civil and structural engineer; among the projects he helped design were Interstate Highway 55 and some of the bridges on Interstate Highway 355; he retired from IDOT in 1991; and

WHEREAS, Abdul Dogar became involved with Muslim education through his work with the Muslim Community Center; he was part of a group that started the Islamic Foundation and helped establish Islamic education in the western suburbs; the foundation opened a mosque and a K-12 school, which now provides education for approximately 750 students; and

WHEREAS, Abdul Dogar made the Islamic Foundation his full-time job after he retired from IDOT and focused on marriages, family, counseling, funerals, study, and prayer; he served as the Executive Director for over 40 years; and

WHEREAS, Abdul Dogar was a father figure for the members of his community, and most called him Uncle Dogar; his mission was to make worship and education accessible for the members of his community and to ensure his community was held together by the morals and values that define them as Muslims; and

WHEREAS, Abdul Dogar is survived by his wife of 64 years, Masooda; his sons, Haroon and Jahangeer; his daughters, Kishwar Khalid and Qaisra Haider; his 12 grandchildren; his two great-grandchildren; his brothers, Abdul Jabbar and Abdul Haleem; and his sister, Khalida; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Abdul Hameed Dogar and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Abdul Dogar as an expression of our deepest sympathy.