Full Text of SR1276 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Nemer Ziyad, who passed away on | 4 | | September 13, 2024, his 61st birthday; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Nemer Ziyad, the eldest son of Ahmad Ziyad, | 6 | | founded Ziyad Brothers Importing with his brother, Ibrahim, | 7 | | and served as the chief executive officer and principal for | 8 | | the company; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ziyad Brothers Importing was founded as a small | 10 | | retail food importing business on the southwest side of | 11 | | Chicago in 1966 but grew into one of the nation's largest | 12 | | distributors of authentic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern | 13 | | food products and ingredients; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Ziyad Brothers Importing employs more than 80 | 15 | | people in a 150,000 sq. ft. warehouse and office center | 16 | | located in Cicero, where it distributes more than 1,000 food | 17 | | and food-related products to more than 4,000 ethnic grocery | 18 | | stores and more than 18,000 mainstream retail stores and | 19 | | outlets in 48 states and six countries; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Nemer Ziyad, working with his brothers, Nassem | 21 | | and Nazmy, and his cousin, Nezar, was instrumental in |
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| 1 | | directing the national growth of the company, bringing | 2 | | Mediterranean and Middle East food essentials into the homes | 3 | | of every family in America and negotiating the company's | 4 | | purchase by Peak Rock Capitol in 2022; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Nemer Ziyad established his reputation not only | 6 | | as a food industry professional and expert but also as an Arab | 7 | | American of Palestinian heritage and served the public in many | 8 | | capacities, including as a former founding board member of the | 9 | | United Trust Bank in Bridgeview and as a supporter of the | 10 | | Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF); and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Nemer Ziyad served on the board of the Chicago | 12 | | International Sister Cities (Amman-Chicago) and was a member | 13 | | of the exclusive International Order of Chefs, Les Aims | 14 | | Escoffier Society; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Nemer Ziyad was the recipient of numerous awards, | 16 | | including Man of the Year by the Arab American Democratic | 17 | | Club; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Nemer Ziyad's achievements in business and in | 19 | | strengthening the pride in his Arab American community have | 20 | | been unprecedented; therefore, be it | 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Nemer Ziyad and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 3 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Nemer Ziyad's wife, Kathryn, and his daughters, | 6 | | Marissa and Sahra, as an expression of our deepest sympathy. |
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