Full Text of SR0477 93rd General Assembly
SR0477 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of Carmelo Mercado of | 4 |
| Chicago on Friday, March 19, 2004; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Mercado was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico | 6 |
| on August 10, 1966, and resided in the Humboldt Park Community | 7 |
| for many years; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Mercado was a faithful and devoted member of | 9 |
| Pan de Vida (Bread of Life) Church, where he served as an | 10 |
| Associate Pastor and through his testimony, preaching and | 11 |
| teaching, many came to know the Lord; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Mercado was a dedicated employee of ASPIRA of | 13 |
| Illinois' Miguel del Valle Youth Development Center for two | 14 |
| years, holding the position of Youth Mentoring Program | 15 |
| Coordinator; he also mentored students at Nobel, de Diego, and | 16 |
| Sabin Elementary Schools, and Steinmetz High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Mercado is remembered as a loving son, | 18 |
| brother, husband, father, uncle, godfather, friend, and | 19 |
| neighbor who touched the lives of all who knew him; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Mercado is survived by his proud parents, Luis | 21 |
| Manuel and Rosa Mercado; his devoted wife, Digna Maria Perez; | 22 |
| his loving daughter, Jelisa Mercado; his loving sons, Joshua | 23 |
| and Marcus Mercado; and his brothers, sisters, nieces, and | 24 |
| nephews; therefore be it | 25 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 26 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 27 |
| Carmelo Mercado along with his family and friends; and be it | 28 |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to members of his family as an expression of our | 3 |
| sorrow for their loss.
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