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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize 
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significant milestones in the lives of the people of this 
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State; and
 

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    WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Senobio Nila of 
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Aurora is celebrating the 105th anniversary of his birth; and
 

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    WHEREAS,  Senobio Nila was born on May 4, 1901, on a little 
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ranch called "El Pedregoso" in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, to 
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Miguel and Dorotea, who worked for the Spanish Governor of 
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Guanajuato as servants; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Senobio first came to the U.S. in 1918 at the age 
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of seventeen; he went to Louisiana looking for work, then on to 
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Georgia, then to Tennessee, and then to Kentucky; he did 
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whatever kind of work he could find; and
 

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    WHEREAS, During a time when he had returned to Mexico, 
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Senobio fell in love with Santiaga, called Chaga;  Santiaga was 
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born to Nestor and Juana Hernandez on July 29, 1901, in a 
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little village by the name of Los Sapos, in Leon, Guanajuato, 
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Mexico; they were married sometime around February of 1923; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Senobio and Santiago later came to the U.S. 
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together with other family members; Senobio found a job with 
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the Burlington Railroad at the Reclamation Plant in Eola, 
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separating parts of trains; the company provided homes for 
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Senobio and his family by repairing and insulating box cars; 
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they gave them blankets, water, coal, coal stoves, and beds, 
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and everything was provided rent-free; the community in the box 
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cars was called "El Campo" (the Camp); and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senobio worked with Burlington Railroad through 
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the Great Depression, never losing a day of work; he retired 
 


 






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from the railroad in 1968 after 45 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, At "El Campo", everyone knew each other; it was 
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like a small community; they had their own Church and Father 
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Valadez came from Chicago to say Mass on Sundays; the community 
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even had its own band; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Senobio and his family lived at "El Campo" until 
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1936, when the box cars were torn down and Senobio moved his 
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family into his current home at 1611 Indian Avenue; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Senobio and his family came to the U.S. because of 
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the civil unrest in Mexico and to find work; they came to find 
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a better life for themselves and their families; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Senobio Nila on the occasion of his 105th  
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birthday, and we extend to him our sincere best wishes for the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be 
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presented to Senobio Nila as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem.