Full Text of HR1107 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor Miguel Felipe Santiago Echegaray | 4 | | for his many accomplishments; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray was born on April 11, | 6 | | 1941 in Lares, Puerto Rico; at the age of 4, his mother, Maria | 7 | | D. Echegaray, passed away; a year after this unfortunate event, | 8 | | he moved to Quebrada, Camuy, with his father, Hipolito | 9 | | Santiago, and Adela Morales Robles, who cared for him as her | 10 | | own; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After attending Jose Dolores Bonilla Elementary | 12 | | School, Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray was transferred to | 13 | | Quebrada Santiago R. Palmer, where he finished his remaining | 14 | | elementary and junior high school years, and attended high | 15 | | school at Maria Cadilla de Martinez in the City of Arecibo; he | 16 | | subsequently attended the University of Puerto Rico in Rio | 17 | | Piedras and earned a Bachelor's Degree in teaching, | 18 | | specializing in Spanish and social studies, and a Master's | 19 | | Degree in Management and Supervision; he is also licensed as a | 20 | | teacher specializing in elementary and high school education | 21 | | and licensed as a principal and assistant principal; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray began his |
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| 1 | | professional career in 1964 at Santiago R. Palmer Elementary | 2 | | School, where he taught students through 6th grade; in 1975, he | 3 | | was appointed to serve as the principal of this school, serving | 4 | | in this role until September 1977; he then became the Assistant | 5 | | Superintendent responsible for overseeing various auxiliary | 6 | | schools; for 17 years, he served as the Assistant | 7 | | Superintendent in charge of overseeing numerous programs, such | 8 | | as special education, social work, vocational guidance, and | 9 | | supervision, both at the elementary and high school levels; he | 10 | | also served as a teacher and principal at Unidad Santiago R. | 11 | | Palmer High School and as an Assistant Superintendent in Camuy; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1975, Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray and several | 14 | | community leaders belonging to various political parties | 15 | | acquired 4,000-acres of land that belonged to Central Soller to | 16 | | develop farms for small and medium-sized farmers; in 1980, he, | 17 | | along with many community leaders from the town of Camuy, | 18 | | joined together to solicit the help of Governor Carlos Romero | 19 | | Barcelo to build a new elementary and junior high school; the | 20 | | school was successfully built and today serves over | 21 | | one-thousand students from the communities of Quebrada, Cibao, | 22 | | Puertos, Santiago, Abra Honda, Lares, and Hatillo; he also | 23 | | advocated for better fitness facilities and repairs to | 24 | | municipal roads; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1984, Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray was elected | 2 | | to the Camuy City Council; he was later promoted to President | 3 | | of that body, where he served for 12 consecutive years; he | 4 | | served as President of the City Council of Camuy for 12 years | 5 | | and served for 20 years as a Municipal Legislator; he currently | 6 | | serves as a consultant to the City Council; he also served as | 7 | | the President for the Commission of Camuy, President of the | 8 | | Board of Directors for the Center of Municipal Services in | 9 | | Santiago, President for the Committees for Supervision and | 10 | | Education Union in Quebrada, member of the Education Committee | 11 | | and the Board of Directors for the Cooperative Savings and | 12 | | Credit Union of Quebrada, and Administrator for Las Cavemas | 13 | | Park in Rio Camuy; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1972, Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray was | 15 | | recognized by the School District of Camuy as Teacher of the | 16 | | Year; that same year, he was the recipient of the Paul Avila | 17 | | award presented by the Municipal Administration of Camuy; in | 18 | | 2007, he received a tribute by the National Puerto Rican Day | 19 | | Parade, Inc.; on November 29, 2012, a new school was named for | 20 | | him in the community of Quebrada in Camuy in honor of his work | 21 | | in the community; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray is an active member | 23 | | of the Presbyterian Church in Quebrada; he also served on | 24 | | various committees for the Northeastern Presbyterian |
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| 1 | | Association; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray is the loving husband | 3 | | of Lucy, a retired teacher, and the father of 3 sons, Miguel, | 4 | | Ricardo, and Elisanel; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we honor Miguel Felipe Santiago Echegaray for his many | 8 | | accomplishments and wish him continued success and happiness in | 9 | | the future; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Miguel F. Santiago Echegaray as a symbol of our | 12 | | esteem and respect.
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