Full Text of SR0379 98th General Assembly
SR0379 98TH 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 Joseph F. Girgis, who passed away on May | 4 | | 13, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis was born in 1924, in Egypt; he moved | 6 | | to Chicago in 1968, and then moved to Oak Brook; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis served as an engineering professor | 8 | | at DeVry University for 40 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis was a devout Christian who was | 10 | | involved in planting churches in Egypt and in Chicago; he | 11 | | delivered a Christian Arabic radio broadcast in Chicago for | 12 | | many years; he was a committed family man who also mentored | 13 | | many individuals, started the Bible Club at DeVry, and was an | 14 | | avid promoter of Moody Radio Broadcast; he was a member at | 15 | | Lombard Gospel Chapel and was one of the founding members of | 16 | | the Chicago Arabic Church; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis was preceded in death by his son, | 18 | | Peter; his siblings, Dr. Aziz (the late Hoda), Faiza (the late | 19 | | Dr. Hilal) El Massarany, Wafeya (the late Foad) Mishrikey, | 20 | | Anjel-Fahim, and Dr. Kamal; and his brother-in-law, Dr. Nagi | 21 | | Ghali; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Girgis is survived by his wife of 62 years, | 2 | | Grace; his children, Dr. Samuel (Rita), John (Rhonda), and Dr. | 3 | | Phillip (Maggie); his siblings, Dr. Tawfik (Dorothy), Dr. | 4 | | Farouk (Marge), Dr. Lily Ghali, Dr. Aida (Dr. Phillip), Dr. | 5 | | Mary (Fadel) Hanna, and Suad (Dr. Emil) Anton; his 11 | 6 | | grandchildren; his sister-in-law, Dr. Mervet; and his many | 7 | | nephews, nieces, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | his family and friends, the passing of Joseph F. Girgis; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Joseph Girgis as an expression of | 14 | | our sympathy.
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