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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 Joseph F. Girgis, who passed away on May |
4 | | 13, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis was born in 1924, in Egypt; he moved |
6 | | to Chicago in 1968, and then moved to Oak Brook; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis served as an engineering professor |
8 | | at DeVry University for 40 years; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis was a devout Christian who was |
10 | | involved in planting churches in Egypt and in Chicago; he |
11 | | delivered a Christian Arabic radio broadcast in Chicago for |
12 | | many years; he was a committed family man who also mentored |
13 | | many individuals, started the Bible Club at DeVry, and was an |
14 | | avid promoter of Moody Radio Broadcast; he was a member at |
15 | | Lombard Gospel Chapel and was one of the founding members of |
16 | | the Chicago Arabic Church; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis was preceded in death by his son, |
18 | | Peter; his siblings, Dr. Aziz (the late Hoda), Faiza (the late |
19 | | Dr. Hilal) El Massarany, Wafeya (the late Foad) Mishrikey, |
20 | | Anjel-Fahim, and Dr. Kamal; and his brother-in-law, Dr. Nagi |
21 | | Ghali; and
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