Full Text of SR0078 098th 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 Dr. Antonio Ramos of Chicago; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Antonio Ramos was born on November 9, 1925, in | 5 | | Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico; he graduated from the | 6 | | University of Mexico City as a doctor in surgery in 1950; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Antonio Ramos came to the United States | 8 | | following his graduation; his first job in the U.S. was working | 9 | | for the Nabisco Company as his medical degree from Mexico was | 10 | | not recognized; he worked in the fields of Wisconsin picking | 11 | | tomatoes before finally being approved for an internship at | 12 | | Holy Cross Hospital from 1951 to 1952; he did his residency in | 13 | | general surgery at Grace Hospital in Welsh, West Virginia, from | 14 | | 1952-1958; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Antonio Ramos returned to Chicago and | 16 | | performed a second residency at Hines Veterans Hospital, which | 17 | | was then part of Loyola University from 1961 to 1966; during | 18 | | this time, he earned a masters of science degree from the | 19 | | University of Illinois; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Antonio Ramos started his own practice on | 21 | | Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago; he eventually moved it to Ashland |
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| 1 | | Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood where he would spend the | 2 | | next 20 years; during this time, he was a Chicago Blackhawks' | 3 | | team doctor; he opened another clinic on 19th and Blue Island | 4 | | in August of 1987; he is fondly known throughout the Pilsen | 5 | | community as "el doctor del barrio" or "the doctor of the | 6 | | community"; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Antonio Ramos is survived by his wife, Ana | 8 | | Laura Ramos; his sons, Antonio and Jose Arturo Ramos; and his | 9 | | daughters, Ana Maria and Angelica Ramos; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Dr. Antonio Ramos, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Dr. Antonio Ramos as an expression | 17 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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