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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | ||||||
3 | were saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Virgil P. | ||||||
4 | Vergara on February 1, 2004; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Virgil P. Vergara is the eldest, loving son of the | ||||||
6 | late Cecilio and Julieta Vergara; he was born in Ibaan, | ||||||
7 | Batangas, Philippines on March 31, 1945, and was raised in | ||||||
8 | Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Mr. Vergara was an intelligent and charismatic | ||||||
10 | individual who consistently excelled in his academic | ||||||
11 | performance; he was an award-winning debater and orator and was | ||||||
12 | well-known for his magnetic personality; and
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13 | WHEREAS, He attended the University of Santo Thomas in | ||||||
14 | Manila, Philippines, graduating summa cum laude from the | ||||||
15 | College of Commerce with a Bachelor of Science in Business | ||||||
16 | Administration on June 30, 1964, further achieving the | ||||||
17 | distinction of becoming a Certified Public Accountant on | ||||||
18 | February 17, 1966; he worked for several years as an auditor | ||||||
19 | and accountant for numerous companies in the Philippines; and
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20 | WHEREAS, At the age of 26, he was the first member of his | ||||||
21 | family to immigrate to the United States from the Philippines | ||||||
22 | arriving in Chicago to begin his new life in pursuit of greater | ||||||
23 | opportunities for himself and his family; and
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24 | WHEREAS, Mr. Vergara met his future wife, Maria "Sunny", | ||||||
25 | the only daughter of the late Veremundo M. and Lydia T. Magno | ||||||
26 | in Chicago; the couple was married on March 30, 1974 at St. | ||||||
27 | Francis Xavier Church (now Resurrection Parish) in Chicago; and
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28 | WHEREAS, On May 24, 1977, Mr. Vergara took his oath of U.S. | ||||||
29 | citizenship and became naturalized as a citizen of the United |
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1 | States of America at a ceremony held in the United States | ||||||
2 | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Mr. Vergara was a parishioner of Our Lady of the | ||||||
4 | Wayside Catholic Church and St. James Catholic Church in | ||||||
5 | Arlington Heights; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, Virgil P. Vergara was a dedicated father and | ||||||
7 | loving husband, who with his wife, "Sunny", instilled in his | ||||||
8 | four daughters the value of having a strong commitment to one's | ||||||
9 | family, the desire to learn, a dedication to seeking higher | ||||||
10 | education, and a deep pride in embracing their Filipino | ||||||
11 | heritage and cultural values; and
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12 | WHEREAS, He enjoyed international travel, learning about | ||||||
13 | and experiencing new cultures with his wife and was an active | ||||||
14 | supporter of numerous Filipino-American civic and cultural | ||||||
15 | organizations in the Chicagoland area, including the Solano, | ||||||
16 | Nueva Vizcaya Association of Illinois; the Batangas | ||||||
17 | Association of the Midwest; and the Filipino Civil Rights | ||||||
18 | Advocates, Chicago Chapter, for which he participated in | ||||||
19 | numerous community forums, fundraising efforts, and lobbying | ||||||
20 | activities to help build awareness for the cause of Filipino | ||||||
21 | World War II veterans who were denied their U.S. veteran | ||||||
22 | benefits, including contacting members of Congress to seek | ||||||
23 | their co-sponsorship for federal legislation to fully restore | ||||||
24 | U.S. veteran benefits to Filipino World War II veterans who | ||||||
25 | served in the U.S. Armed Forces; and
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26 | WHEREAS, He had a long and distinguished career as a | ||||||
27 | successful financial planner and insurance representative, | ||||||
28 | serving the financial and insurance needs of Chicagoland's | ||||||
29 | Filipino-American community, attaining distinction in his | ||||||
30 | profession and receiving numerous awards, including membership | ||||||
31 | to the President's Club in 1993 for excellence in performance | ||||||
32 | and for being one of the top producers; and in 1995 and 1997, |
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1 | he was selected to participate in the Royal Blue Business | ||||||
2 | Convention, which is reserved only for the top producers | ||||||
3 | nationwide; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Virgil P. Vergara was a loving and supportive | ||||||
5 | father who made great sacrifices to help his family succeed; | ||||||
6 | who during his lifetime was able to witness numerous | ||||||
7 | graduations and academic awards ceremonies of his four beloved | ||||||
8 | daughters; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Virgil P. Vergara's untimely passing was deeply | ||||||
10 | felt by his family and many friends, most especially by his | ||||||
11 | beloved wife, "Sunny"; his loving daughters, Vanessa, Vivika, | ||||||
12 | Melissa, and Rowena; his son-in-law, Joseph Seliga; his mother, | ||||||
13 | Julieta; his brothers, Ernesto, Edilberto, Manolito, Pedro; | ||||||
14 | and his sister, Delia; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | ||||||
17 | Virgil P. Vergara along with all who knew and loved him and | ||||||
18 | extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and | ||||||
19 | be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Virgil P. Vergara as an expression | ||||||
22 | of our deepest sympathy for their loss.
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