Full Text of SR0118 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 Joychen Chemmachel, who passed away on | 4 | | February 9, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was born on May 6, 1963; he | 6 | | emigrated from India to Chicago in 1986; he became the founding | 7 | | president of the Knanaya Catholic Youth League Chicago in 1986 | 8 | | and the founding president of the Illinois Malayalee | 9 | | Association in 1991; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, Joy Chemmachel started America's first | 11 | | Malayalam channel, Pranaam Bharat TV; he served as the Illinois | 12 | | Malayalee Association Inter-State Cultural Festival Chairman | 13 | | in 1999 and as vice president and global convention chairman of | 14 | | FOKANA in 2000; he was also president of the Knanaya Catholic | 15 | | Society Chicago; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel began acting in movies and | 17 | | tele-serials in 2002; he received numerous awards for his | 18 | | talent, including the Critics Award for Best Actor (2003), the | 19 | | Critics Award for Best Tele-Cinema (2004), the Anthra Film | 20 | | Critics Award (2004), the FOKANA Film Award (2005), the Anthra | 21 | | Critics Award for Best Actor (2005), the Tamil Nadu Government | 22 | | award for Best Movie (2005), and the Critics Award for |
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| 1 | | Anchoring the Best Pravaasi Television Show (2006); and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was a very giving person and always | 3 | | helped people who needed him, day or night; in 2006, he | 4 | | received the AGAPE Award for Charity; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2006, Joy Chemmachel served as general | 6 | | secretary of FOKANA; in 2014, he served as the FOKANA | 7 | | Convention General Convener; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel formed JYES Farm in Neendoor, | 9 | | Kerala, India in 2008, which plays a vital role in sustaining | 10 | | the farming culture of India; he received the Kathir Award for | 11 | | Best Farmer in 2017; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was a devoted member of St. | 13 | | Michael's Church in Neendoor, India, and was most recently a | 14 | | trustee; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joy Chemmachel was an accomplished actor, artist, | 16 | | activist, businessman, and farmer; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Joychen Chemmachel and extend our sincere condolences to his | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Joy Chemmachel as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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