Full Text of HR0415 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edward | 4 | | "Ed" Negron of Chicago, who passed away on July 23, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Negron was born on November 29, 1970; he was a | 6 | | lifelong resident of Chicago; he graduated from Carl Schurz | 7 | | High School and attended Harold Washington College; he served | 8 | | in the U.S. Army; he received his Sign Language certification | 9 | | and was a certified substance-abuse counselor; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ed Negron was passionate about photography and | 11 | | worked as a freelance photographer, covering various events | 12 | | and private engagements; he had worked as a writer and | 13 | | photographer at Windy City Times; he was employed at Leather | 14 | | 64Ten, where he was named Employee of the Year in 2020 and | 15 | | 2021; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ed Negron was a dedicated bisexual volunteer, | 17 | | mentor, leader, and advocate in the LGBTQ, Latino, and | 18 | | recovering communities for many years; he spoke publicly about | 19 | | his life as a former addict, gang member, and drug dealer to | 20 | | work against the effects of drugs, addiction, homophobia, and | 21 | | oppression; he also spoke on behalf of U.S. Army veterans; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ed Negron served as a volunteer or leader in a | 2 | | number of organizations, including the Association of Latino | 3 | | Men for Action (now the Association of Latino/as Motivating | 4 | | Action, or ALMA), Orgullo en Accion, Equality Illinois, the | 5 | | Chicago Boys Troop, International Mr. Leather (IML), the | 6 | | Chicago Task Force on LGBT Substance Use and Abuse, the | 7 | | Chicago Crystal Meth Task Force, and Compassion Action; he | 8 | | worked on LGBTQ outreach to youth with the AIDS Foundation of | 9 | | Chicago and dedicated his time to street and event outreach | 10 | | for other HIV/AIDS service providers; he chaired Chicago's | 11 | | first Latinx LGBT Pride picnic in 2006; alongside Michael | 12 | | Oboza, he co-founded the Bisexual Queer Alliance Chicago in | 13 | | 2010; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ed Negron received a number of awards and honors, | 15 | | including being inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in | 16 | | 2006, honored by The ManKind Project, and receiving | 17 | | recognition from the White House; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ed Negron was known for his kindness, his | 19 | | unbending determination, his fearlessness, and his joyous | 20 | | spirit; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Ed Negron changed lives across Chicago through | 22 | | his leadership and his
many kindnesses, by his courageousness | 23 | | in the face of adversity and his
fierceness in opposing |
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| 1 | | injustice wherever he saw it, and by the
powerful example of | 2 | | the life he chose to lead; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ed Negron is survived by his mother, Osnaida | 4 | | Rodriguez; his siblings, Ivette Rodriguez-Aponte, Ricardo | 5 | | Negron, Leo Negron Rodriguez, Monica Rodriguez, Luis Irizarry, | 6 | | Moses Irizarry, Clarybell Negron Rodriguez, Heriberto Negron | 7 | | Irizarry, and Marisabell Negron Irizarry; his nieces and | 8 | | nephews, Adrian, Amanda, Ashley, Vanessa, Floryz, Yari, | 9 | | Yovani, Athena, and Nathan; and his many friends; therefore, | 10 | | be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we mourn the passing of Edward "Ed" Negron and extend our | 14 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 15 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Ed Negron as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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