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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Juju 
4Lien, who passed away on November 3, 2025; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Juju Lien was born in China and raised in Taiwan; 
6she graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University in Taipei; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Juju Lien retired in 2020 after 21 years of 
8service with the Social Security Administration; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Juju Lien was a community activist dedicated to 
10providing social services and advocating for equal justice for 
11Chicago's Asian American refugees and immigrants; she served 
12as the executive director of the Chinese Mutual Aid 
13Association and later held the same role at the Asian American 
14Institute (now Asian Americans Advancing Justice); she was 
15also a advocate for gender equality and was involved with the 
16Chicago Foundation for Women since its inception in 1985; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Juju Lien kept her friends very close and loved 
18to host and cook for them, and she was a source of humor and 
19inspiration to almost every person she met; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Juju Lien was preceded in death by her husband of 
 
 
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1over 40 years, Robert Cross; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Juju Lien is survived by her daughter, Amy Cross 
3(Matthew); her grandson, Leon; her brothers, Martin Lien (Lee) 
4and Kai Lee (Jane); her nieces, Jing Ting Hammond (Steve), 
5Jing Dee Lien (John), Jing Yee Curtiss (Kirk), and Katie Lee; 
6and her grandnieces and grandnephews, Zoe, Calvin, Norah, and 
7Harper; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
9HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
10we mourn the passing of Juju Lien and extend our sincere 
11condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
12her; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Juju Lien as an expression of our 
15deepest sympathy.