Full Text of SR0954 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 Hormaz Minoocher Vania, who passed | 4 | | away on March 3, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania, the son of Minoocher and Manijeh | 6 | | Vania, was born on December 24, 1934; he attended Coyne | 7 | | Electrical School in Chicago; he received a bachelor's degree | 8 | | in electrical and mechanical engineering from Indiana | 9 | | Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne, Indiana; he earned a | 10 | | Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Southern | 11 | | Illinois University Carbondale; he also studied music at | 12 | | Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) and Sangamon State | 13 | | University, known today as the University of Illinois | 14 | | Springfield (UIS); and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania founded Vania Engineering, Inc. in | 16 | | 1967, where he served as president and principal electrical, | 17 | | mechanical, and environmental professional engineer; his | 18 | | company undertook a number of noteworthy projects, including | 19 | | working on the Lincoln Tomb, the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices, | 20 | | LLCC, and UIS; he also taught engineering at LLCC and UIS; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania and his wife, Yasmin H. Vania, were | 22 | | founders and members of the Zoroastrian Association of |
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| 1 | | Metropolitan Chicago, founding members of the World | 2 | | Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC), and observers to the | 3 | | drafting of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of | 4 | | North America (FEZANA) constitution; they were also donors to | 5 | | the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania was a Master Mason of Tyrian Masonic | 7 | | Lodge #333, and he was the recipient of its 50 Years of | 8 | | Faithful Service Award; he was a founder of Springfield's | 9 | | Ethnic Festival and various Asian and Indian Associations; he | 10 | | was an honorary life member of the National Republican Party; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania was a skilled accordion and piano | 13 | | player who delighted many with his passion for music; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania was always cheerful and had an | 15 | | unending sense of humor; he will be remembered as a noble, | 16 | | gracious, brilliant, and caring person; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania was preceded in death by his | 18 | | brother, Rustom Vania, and his sister-in-law, Gulzarine Vania; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Hormaz Vania is survived by his wife; his | 21 | | children, Natalie, Ivan, and Rustomji; his brother, Luke |
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| 1 | | (Ginny) Vania; his sister, Kamal R. (Rohinton) Tengra; his | 2 | | son-in-law, Rusi D. Gandhi; his daughter-in-law, Crystal | 3 | | Vania; and his granddaughter, Asha R. Gandhi; therefore, be it | 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Hormaz Minoocher Vania and extend our sincere condolences to | 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Hormaz Vania as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy. |
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