Full Text of SR0298 100th General Assembly
SR0298 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 Philip T. Kalayil, who passed away on | 4 | | March 13, 2017 at the age of 86; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Philip Kalayil always desired to immigrate to the | 6 | | United States; he left Kerala, India in January of 1956 and | 7 | | arrived in Chicago in March of 1956; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Philip Kalayil earned a graduate degree in | 9 | | sociology from Loyola University and began working with | 10 | | Catholic Charities; he joined the City of Chicago's Department | 11 | | of Human Services and served as the Assistant Director of | 12 | | Emergency Services until his retirement in 1992; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Philip Kalayil worked with the Crossroads | 14 | | International Center, organizing activities for international | 15 | | students; he volunteered building institutions in the India | 16 | | American community; in the early 1970s, he was one of the | 17 | | founders of Asian Forum, a pan-Asian organization that looked | 18 | | at strengthening the Asian American coalition of Chicago, where | 19 | | his work led to many of today's Asian American and South Asian | 20 | | American civic organizations; he was also very instrumental in | 21 | | founding the Indo-American Democratic Organization in 1981, | 22 | | which is one of the oldest political organizations in Chicago; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Philip Kalayil was preceded in death by his | 3 | | daughter, Lisa; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Philip Kalayil is survived by his wife of 67 | 5 | | years, Annamma; his children, Tom, Sales, and Ann, along with | 6 | | their spouses; his son-in-law, Tom; and his grandchildren; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Philip T. Kalayil, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Philip Kalayil as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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