Full Text of HR0561 94th General Assembly
HR0561 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Rafael | 4 |
| "Paloma" Rios on May 7, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rios was born in 1942 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, | 6 |
| and lived with his grandparents; in 1959, he moved to the city | 7 |
| of Chicago, where he met his wife, Yolanda Rios, whom he | 8 |
| married in 1963; they had two children, Rafael and Yvonne; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rios was a contributor to the baseball teams | 10 |
| in Humboldt Park for years; he supported all of the teams, from | 11 |
| the "Pampers" to the adult teams; he also instituted a teen | 12 |
| pageant, which provided a sense of belonging and identity to | 13 |
| the young women who participated; and
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| WHEREAS, He was president of the Puerto Rican Parade from | 15 |
| 1981 to 1983 and again from 1998 to 2000; among his many | 16 |
| important contributions, he had advocated the electoral | 17 |
| process for voting for the president of the Puerto Rican | 18 |
| Parade, along with developing the parade festivities; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rios was a founding father of El Rincon | 20 |
| Community Clinic; he served the Humboldt Park community as an | 21 |
| Executive Director for 33 years; he negotiated for this clinic | 22 |
| to be a "safe zone", where all in need of treatment were | 23 |
| welcomed; and
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| WHEREAS, He was known as a great leader among the Puerto | 25 |
| Rican community and served his community during his entire | 26 |
| life; he received many awards throughout the years; recently he | 27 |
| was given an Honorary Award from the Logan Square Chamber of | 28 |
| Commerce as a renown Latino leader in the community; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Rafael "Paloma" Rios has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife of 41 years, Yolanda; | 2 |
| his son, Rafael, and future bride, Lysette Medina; his | 3 |
| daughter, Yvonne, and her husband, Jose Carmona; his | 4 |
| grandchildren, Shantae, Jose, and Margarita; and his | 5 |
| great-grandchild, Steven; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 |
| we mourn the passing of Rafael "Paloma" Rios, and we extend our | 9 |
| sincere condolences to his family, friends, community, and all | 10 |
| who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sorrow for the | 13 |
| passing of their loved one.
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