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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Rafael |
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| "Paloma" Rios on May 7, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rios was born in 1942 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, |
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| and lived with his grandparents; in 1959, he moved to the city |
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| of Chicago, where he met his wife, Yolanda Rios, whom he |
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| 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 |
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| in Humboldt Park for years; he supported all of the teams, from |
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| the "Pampers" to the adult teams; he also instituted a teen |
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| pageant, which provided a sense of belonging and identity to |
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| the young women who participated; and
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| WHEREAS, He was president of the Puerto Rican Parade from |
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| 1981 to 1983 and again from 1998 to 2000; among his many |
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| important contributions, he had advocated the electoral |
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| process for voting for the president of the Puerto Rican |
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| Parade, along with developing the parade festivities; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rios was a founding father of El Rincon |
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| Community Clinic; he served the Humboldt Park community as an |
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| Executive Director for 33 years; he negotiated for this clinic |
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| to be a "safe zone", where all in need of treatment were |
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| welcomed; and
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| WHEREAS, He was known as a great leader among the Puerto |
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| Rican community and served his community during his entire |
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| life; he received many awards throughout the years; recently he |
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| was given an Honorary Award from the Logan Square Chamber of |
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| Commerce as a renown Latino leader in the community; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Rafael "Paloma" Rios has been |