Full Text of SR0492 102nd 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 Alberto S. Nieto, Ph.D., of Champaign, | 4 | | who passed away on August 30, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Nieto was born in Tacna, Peru on June 19, | 6 | | 1938; he left South America to continue his education; he | 7 | | received his master's degree from Washington University in St. | 8 | | Louis; he earned his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of | 9 | | Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Nieto was retained to teach in both the Civil | 11 | | Engineering and Geology Departments at the University of | 12 | | Illinois when he completed his doctorate; he taught at the | 13 | | University of Illinois for 30 years; he was one of only seven | 14 | | geotechnical engineering faculty honored with individual | 15 | | laboratories in the newly built geotechnical engineering | 16 | | addition to the Civil and Environmental Engineering building; | 17 | | he retired in 2000; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Nieto took up painting, drawing, and | 19 | | sketching after his retirement; he also attended a variety of | 20 | | art classes at Parkland College; he enjoyed cooking meals | 21 | | featuring the foods of Peru; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Nieto was known for being an outstanding | 2 | | professor and often the life of any party; he adored his | 3 | | grandchildren and lived to make them laugh and to make sure | 4 | | they knew how much they were loved; he will be remembered most | 5 | | as someone who shared his love and sense of humor liberally | 6 | | with family and friends; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Nieto was preceded in death by his father, | 8 | | Carlos; his mother, Emilia; and his ex-wife, Lynn; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Nieto is survived by his wife, Nancy Benson | 10 | | Nieto; his sons, Carlos and Marco; his sisters, Nanita and | 11 | | Melita; his grandchildren, Sofia, Nina, Mario, Enzo, and Nico; | 12 | | his three nieces; and his one nephew; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Alberto S. Nieto and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Dr. Nieto as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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