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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives were |
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| saddened to learn of the death of Georgie "Gigi" Nicks of |
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| Maywood on August 19, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Nicks, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1990 and |
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| with AIDS four years later, selflessly devoted the last 13 |
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| years of her life to educating, empowering, and advocating on |
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| behalf of people living with HIV/AIDS, both locally and |
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| nationally; and
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| WHEREAS, She was the Consumer Advocacy Director for the |
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| CORE Center of the Cook County Bureau of Health Services; she |
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| served on the boards of the Family and Children's AIDS Network |
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| in Chicago, the AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families, |
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| and the National Women's AIDS Project in Washington, D.C.; she |
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| was also Vice President of the HIV Positive Action Coalition in |
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| Chicago and a member of the Illinois HIV Prevention Community |
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| Planning Group, the Chicago Area Title I Planning Council, and |
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| numerous other advisory and planning bodies, both locally and |
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| nationally; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Nicks contributed to several publications |
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| relating to AIDS; she was a national trainer for consumers of |
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| HIV services; and she was a nationally known speaker on women's |
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| health issues, especially women living with HIV/AIDS; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Nicks viewed her activism as a journey and not |
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| as a job, because she thought the purpose of life was to be |
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| useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, and to be |
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| compassionate; and
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| WHEREAS, Her passing will be deeply felt by her family
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| friends, especially her daughter, Sophia; her son, Jabari |
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| Nicks; her three sisters, Irene Gandy, Juanita Tipton, and |