Full Text of SR0458 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Dr. Shobha Deven Parikh of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on June 2, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh was born to Kanaiyalal and Kapilaben | 6 | | Shah on November 27, 1944; from an early age, she knew she | 7 | | wanted to help people; she was accepted into a medical school | 8 | | where English was spoken and learned both English and medicine | 9 | | simultaneously; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, As an Emergency Room and Family Physician, Dr. | 11 | | Parikh worked for many hospitals around Chicago, including Mt. | 12 | | Sinai Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Ravenswood Hospital, Swedish | 13 | | Covenant Hospital, and Christ Memorial Hospital; she became one | 14 | | of the first female Indian doctors on Devon Avenue when she | 15 | | opened a clinic in 1981; she cared for more than 150,000 | 16 | | patients during her 37-year career and treated the Indian | 17 | | community like they were a part of her family; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh hosted hundreds of spiritual events for | 19 | | the Indian community, was a member of cultural organizations, | 20 | | including Gujarati Samaj and Swadhyay, supported area senior | 21 | | centers, and generously donated to charity; she also worked | 22 | | extra jobs to bring her siblings and parents to America; she |
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| 1 | | enjoyed drawing and cooking and was a fan of Julia Roberts; her | 2 | | greatest joy was her family, whom she served with love and | 3 | | care; she especially enjoyed spending time with her | 4 | | grandchildren; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh's loved ones have established a | 6 | | not-for-profit organization in Illinois, The Shobha | 7 | | Foundation, to honor her legacy in support of cancer research, | 8 | | women's rights, and education in the United States and abroad; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh was preceded in death by her parents; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Parikh is survived by her husband of 46 years, | 13 | | Deven Parikh; her children, Parul Cheriyan, Dr. Rupak Parikh, | 14 | | Parag Parikh, and Dr. Roshan Shah; her grandchildren, Riya and | 15 | | Sarina Cheriyan; her mother-in-law, Dhangauriben Parikh; her | 16 | | son-in-law, Thomas Cheriyan; her daughter-in-law, Nancy To; | 17 | | her siblings, Prabodh Shah, Dilip Shah, Dr. Pankaj Shah, and | 18 | | Nikunj Talati; her brother-in-law, Dr. Kiran Talati; her | 19 | | sisters-in-law, Bharati P. Shah, Hemangini Shah, and Jagruti | 20 | | Shah; and her extended family and friends; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Dr. Shobha Deven Parikh and extend our sincere condolences to | 2 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Dr. Parikh as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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