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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 Joychen Chemmachel, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | February 9, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was born on May 6, 1963; he | ||||||
| 6 | emigrated from India to Chicago in 1986; he became the founding | ||||||
| 7 | president of the Knanaya Catholic Youth League Chicago in 1986 | ||||||
| 8 | and the founding president of the Illinois Malayalee | ||||||
| 9 | Association in 1991; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, In 1992, Joy Chemmachel started America's first | ||||||
| 11 | Malayalam channel, Pranaam Bharat TV; he served as the Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | Malayalee Association Inter-State Cultural Festival Chairman | ||||||
| 13 | in 1999 and as vice president and global convention chairman of | ||||||
| 14 | FOKANA in 2000; he was also president of the Knanaya Catholic | ||||||
| 15 | Society Chicago; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel began acting in movies and | ||||||
| 17 | tele-serials in 2002; he received numerous awards for his | ||||||
| 18 | talent, including the Critics Award for Best Actor (2003), the | ||||||
| 19 | Critics Award for Best Tele-Cinema (2004), the Anthra Film | ||||||
| 20 | Critics Award (2004), the FOKANA Film Award (2005), the Anthra | ||||||
| 21 | Critics Award for Best Actor (2005), the Tamil Nadu Government | ||||||
| 22 | award for Best Movie (2005), and the Critics Award for | ||||||
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| 1 | Anchoring the Best Pravaasi Television Show (2006); and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was a very giving person and always | ||||||
| 3 | helped people who needed him, day or night; in 2006, he | ||||||
| 4 | received the AGAPE Award for Charity; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, In 2006, Joy Chemmachel served as general | ||||||
| 6 | secretary of FOKANA; in 2014, he served as the FOKANA | ||||||
| 7 | Convention General Convener; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel established JYES Farm in Neendoor, | ||||||
| 9 | Kerala, India in 2005, and it plays a vital role in sustaining | ||||||
| 10 | the farming culture of India; he received the Kathir Award for | ||||||
| 11 | Best Farmer in 2017; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was a devoted member of St. | ||||||
| 13 | Michael's Church in Neendoor, India and was most recently a | ||||||
| 14 | trustee of St. Mary's Knanaya Catholic Church in Morton Grove; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was an accomplished actor, artist, | ||||||
| 17 | activist, businessman, and farmer; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 20 | Joychen Chemmachel and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
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| 1 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 2 | further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of Joy Chemmachel as an expression of | ||||||
| 5 | our deepest sympathy.
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