Full Text of HR0700 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Yoshi | 4 | | Katsumura of Chicago, who passed away on August 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Yoshi Katsumura was the owner and chef of Yoshi's | 6 | | Cafe on North Halsted, which offers a fusion of Asian and | 7 | | French cuisine; he and his wife, Nobuko, opened the restaurant | 8 | | in 1982, operating it for 33 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Yoshi Katsumura got his start cooking at the age | 10 | | of 20 with an apprenticeship under Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai in | 11 | | Tokyo; he moved to Chicago in 1973, working at Le Bastille, and | 12 | | then with Jean Banchet at La Francais; from 1978 to 1982, he | 13 | | presided over Jimmy's Place, which evolved into Jimmy and | 14 | | Yoshi's; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Yoshi Katsumura was named one of America's | 16 | | Outstanding Chefs; he received numerous accolades throughout | 17 | | the years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, One of Yoshi Katsumura's proudest moments was when | 19 | | Alderman Tom Tunney sponsored the renaming of the street his | 20 | | cafe was on as "Yoshi Katsumura Way"; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Yoshi Katsumura is survived by his wife, Nobuko; | 2 | | his children, Mari and Ken; his brother, Kazuhiro Katsumura; | 3 | | and his grandson, Hiro; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | mourn the passing of Yoshi Katsumura, and extend our sincere | 7 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 8 | | him; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Yoshi Katsumura as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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