Full Text of SR0151 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 Ruben Olivares of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on January 23, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruben Olivares was born on January 24, 1986; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ruben Olivares was a skilled community organizer | 7 | | who worked at the Northwest Center, the Belmont Cragin-based | 8 | | community organization; he started as a volunteer, | 9 | | distributing masks and sanitizer to residents in early 2020; | 10 | | he was then hired as a contract worker to assist the City of | 11 | | Chicago's vaccine distribution program, Protect Chicago; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ruben Olivares later became the program manager | 13 | | of Health Equity for the Northwest Center, where he was part of | 14 | | a team responsible for implementing community outreach around | 15 | | COVID-19 vaccinations, food access, and public safety; he was | 16 | | a natural fit for the job due to his continued willingness to | 17 | | lend a hand to colleagues and residents in need and to mentor | 18 | | younger staffers; through his diligent efforts, he boosted | 19 | | attendance at one vaccination clinic by more than 200 people; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Ruben Olivares further organized Belmont Cragin |
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| 1 | | residents around public safety, advocating for those who were | 2 | | worried about crime; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ruben Olivares also helped run La Canasta Bakery, | 4 | | one of his mother's bakeries, where he worked for years before | 5 | | taking over the establishment; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ruben Olivares was known for his genuine, | 7 | | thoughtful, affable, and sincere nature, and he was deeply | 8 | | admired by his community; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ruben Olivares will be remembered as a selfless | 10 | | and dedicated son, husband, and father; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Ruben Olivares and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 17 | | presented to the family of Ruben Olivares as an expression of
| 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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