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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Armina Elmas "Steffie" Kazarian of |
| 4 | | Lake Forest, who passed away on February 3, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian was born to Abram and Elmas |
| 6 | | Bedrosian in Chicago on January 18, 1930; she grew up in |
| 7 | | Chicago and Milwaukee; she graduated from Lincoln High School; |
| 8 | | she earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of |
| 9 | | Wisconsin and her Master of Arts from Roosevelt University in |
| 10 | | Chicago;
after college, she married John Kazar Kazarian, and |
| 11 | | they raised five children in Lake Bluff and Lake Forest; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian taught high school math in |
| 13 | | Waukegan for over 20 years, where she was known for her |
| 14 | | tenacity in the classroom and her dedication to her students; |
| 15 | | and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian enjoyed playing bridge and tennis |
| 17 | | with friends and backgammon with her husband, children, and |
| 18 | | grandchildren; she traveled widely to Australia, China, Tibet, |
| 19 | | Europe, and to her ancestral homeland of Armenia; she loved |
| 20 | | the theater and volunteered as an usher to see as many shows as |
| 21 | | possible; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian was affectionately known as |
| 2 | | "Mimi" to her grandchildren; she will be remembered as a |
| 3 | | loving
daughter, sister, wife, mother, teacher, grandmother, |
| 4 | | and friend to many; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian was preceded in death by her |
| 6 | | eldest son, John Jr., and her husband of 66 years, John; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian is survived by her children, |
| 8 | | Stephanie (Brian) Kearney, Jacqueline (Peter Cunningham) |
| 9 | | Kazarian, Gregory (Kim) Kazarian, and Stacey (Jim) Lareau; her |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Kevin (Elizabeth) Kearney, Briana (Tony |
| 11 | | Cappell) Kearney, Sima (Dorian Gehring) Cunningham, Liam |
| 12 | | Cunningham, John T. Kazarian, Alexandra Kazarian, Kenneth |
| 13 | | Kazarian, Samara Lareau, and Jackson Lareau; and her |
| 14 | | great-grandchildren, Robbie, Margot, Brian, and Zulal; |
| 15 | | therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 18 | | Armina Elmas "Steffie" Kazarian and extend our sincere
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| 19 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
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| 20 | | her; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 22 | | presented to the family of Armina Kazarian as an expression of
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