Full Text of SR0884 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 Judge Manuel Barbosa of Elgin, who passed | 4 | | away on November 25, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa was born in Tamuin, San Luis Potosi, | 6 | | Mexico to Eliseo and Concepcion Barbosa on October 28, 1947; he | 7 | | immigrated with his family to the U.S. as an infant, living in | 8 | | Texas and Nebraska; he became a naturalized citizen when he was | 9 | | 6, and his family moved to Elgin when he was 10; he attended | 10 | | St. Joseph School and graduated from St. Edward High School; he | 11 | | earned his bachelor's degree in literature from St. Procopius | 12 | | College, now Benedictine University; he earned his law degree | 13 | | from John Marshall Law School in 1977; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa was the first Hispanic hired as a | 15 | | Kane County assistant state's attorney; he had a distinguished | 16 | | career in both private practice and public service; he served | 17 | | for 18 years as chairman of the Illinois Human Rights | 18 | | Commission before being appointed to the federal bench in 1998, | 19 | | becoming the first Hispanic federal judge to serve on the bench | 20 | | of the Northern District of Illinois; as a bankruptcy judge, he | 21 | | oversaw a diverse set of cases, ranging from those involving | 22 | | large companies to those involving individuals; he retired in | 23 | | 2013 and then wrote and published an autobiographical book; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa served on the Board of Visitors at | 2 | | Northern Illinois University's College of Law and operated a | 3 | | judicial reform training program in Peru; he founded the Club | 4 | | Guadalupano of Elgin to help Latino students find scholarships; | 5 | | he also served on the Metra Board of Directors; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa was preceded in death by his parents | 7 | | and his sister, Carmen; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Judge Barbosa is survived by his wife of 45 years, | 9 | | Linda Kupfer; his children, Maria Elena, Vincent, and Cristina; | 10 | | and his grandchildren, Adrian, Jonathan, Alysia, Anthony, | 11 | | Gabriella, Simone, Axel, and Stella; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Judge Manuel Barbosa and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Judge Barbosa as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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