Full Text of SR0934 100th 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 Mario Augusto Estrada, who passed away on | 4 | | August 9, 2017 after a noble struggle against cancer; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mario Estrada was born in Chicago to Miguel and | 6 | | Lilian Estrada on May 28, 1971; he spent all of his life in, | 7 | | and was a proud resident of, the southeast side of Chicago, | 8 | | where he attended George Washington High School; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mario Estrada worked in the trucking industry for | 10 | | the majority of his life, eventually becoming an | 11 | | owner/operator; he had a passion for the trucking industry and | 12 | | his work, both of which became second nature to him; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mario Estrada was known as an incredibly | 14 | | hard-working and reliable man; his priority was his family and | 15 | | his greatest passion was caring for his children; whatever they | 16 | | needed came first and he put all of his heart into making a | 17 | | loving and caring life for them; it was his greatest desire to | 18 | | see them strive and succeed; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mario Estrada was affectionately known as "Papa | 20 | | Bear", and like a bear, he was recognized as a protector who | 21 | | symbolized courage, physical strength, and leadership; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mario Estrada was also noted for having a | 2 | | wonderful sense of humor; he got along with everyone he met and | 3 | | knew how to put a smile on people's faces with his unique laugh | 4 | | and his many jokes; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mario Estrada was passionate about cars; he had | 6 | | collections of both model cars and actual automobiles; he took | 7 | | great pleasure in being able to fix and restore one of his | 8 | | favorites to his exacting standards; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, Mario Estrada was diagnosed with cancer | 10 | | and underwent surgery; he began donating regularly to the St. | 11 | | Jude's Children's Research Hospital as a way to make a | 12 | | difference; he did not want children to suffer as badly as he | 13 | | had; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mario Estrada is survived by his wife, Liliana | 15 | | Guevara Estrada; his children, Mario Augusto Estrada Jr., | 16 | | Lizbeth Lilian Estrada, Mario Alejandro Estrada, and Julian | 17 | | Augusto Estrada; his parents; his siblings, Mayra Estrada, | 18 | | Ingrid Izurieta, Marielcy Romero, Claudia Harvey, Susan | 19 | | Estrada, Miguel Estrada, and Carla Wenger; and numerous friends | 20 | | and family; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Mario Augusto Estrada, and extend our sincere condolences to | 3 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Mario Estrada as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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