Full Text of SR0841 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 Nia Odeoti-Hassan; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan was born in 1948; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan exhibited exceptional | 6 | | leadership within the City of Springfield and throughout the | 7 | | State of Illinois; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan served as the policy and budget | 9 | | analyst for the Illinois Senate from 1981 to 2017; during that | 10 | | time, she became a trusted leader and mentor to countless | 11 | | bipartisan members of the General Assembly and Capitol staff; | 12 | | she served under five governors, four senate presidents, and | 13 | | four speakers of the house; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan's dedication to healthcare, | 15 | | women's rights, and the expansion of education and access to | 16 | | politics remains unmatched; in 2001, she was an advocate for | 17 | | the Halal Food Act to require food labeled Halal be prepared | 18 | | according to Islamic Law; in 2009, she helped organize the | 19 | | first Muslim Action Day at the Capitol; she also introduced | 20 | | the Senate Page Program, allowing for high school and college | 21 | | students to shadow state senators; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan served as a Democratic precinct | 2 | | committeewoman for nearly 20 years and was a member of the | 3 | | Westside Democratic Club, now known as the Greater Springfield | 4 | | Democrats; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan's combined love for advocacy | 6 | | and government earned her Golden member status in her | 7 | | sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., with over 50 years | 8 | | of service to the sorority's mission of service to all | 9 | | mankind; she also served as the sorority's committee chair and | 10 | | coordinator for the Illinois State Connection Committee | 11 | | throughout three regional administrations; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan's kindness, leadership, and | 13 | | wisdom touched everyone within the radius of her communities | 14 | | of faith, family, and friends; she exemplified leading with | 15 | | integrity and intelligence in her professional life, her | 16 | | political life, and her beloved sorority; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Nia Odeoti-Hassan's legacy lives on through her | 18 | | daughter, Emma Hassan; therefore, be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Nia Odeoti-Hassan and extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 2 | | further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Nia Odeoti-Hassan as an expression | 5 | | of our deepest sympathy. |
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