Full Text of HR0633 101st 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 Judge | 4 | | Manuel Barbosa of Elgin, who passed away on November 25, 2019; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa was born in Tamuin, San Luis Potosi, | 7 | | Mexico to Eliseo and Concepcion Barbosa on October 28, 1947; he | 8 | | immigrated with his family to the U.S. as an infant; his family | 9 | | settled in Elgin when he was 10, and he attended St. Procopius | 10 | | College and John Marshall Law School; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa had a distinguished career in both | 12 | | private practice and public service; he spent 18 years as | 13 | | chairman of the Illinois Human Rights Commission before being | 14 | | appointed to the federal bench in 1998, becoming the first | 15 | | Hispanic federal judge to serve on the bench of the Northern | 16 | | District of Illinois; as a bankruptcy judge, he oversaw a | 17 | | diverse set of cases, ranging from those involving large | 18 | | companies to those involving individuals; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa served on the board of visitors at | 20 | | Northern Illinois University's College of Law and operated a | 21 | | judicial reform training program in Peru; he founded the Club | 22 | | Guadalupano of Elgin to help Latino students find scholarships; |
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| 1 | | he also served on the Metra Board of Directors; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa was preceded in death by his parents | 3 | | and his sister, Carmen; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa is survived by his wife, Linda | 5 | | Barbosa; his children, Maria Elena, Vincent, and Cristina; and | 6 | | his grandchildren, Adrian, Jonathan, Alysia, Anthony, | 7 | | Gabriella, Simone, Axel, and Stella; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we mourn the passing of Judge Manuel Barbosa and extend our | 11 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 12 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Judge Barbosa as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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