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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize
3 significant milestones in the lives of the people of this
4 State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Senobio Nila of
6 Aurora is celebrating the 105th anniversary of his birth; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Senobio Nila was born on May 4, 1901, on a little
8 ranch called "El Pedregoso" in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, to
9 Miguel and Dorotea, who worked for the Spanish Governor of
10 Guanajuato as servants; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Senobio first came to the U.S. in 1918 at the age
12 of seventeen; he went to Louisiana looking for work, then on to
13 Georgia, then to Tennessee, and then to Kentucky; he did
14 whatever kind of work he could find; and
 
15     WHEREAS, During a time when he had returned to Mexico,
16 Senobio fell in love with Santiaga, called Chaga; Santiaga was
17 born to Nestor and Juana Hernandez on July 29, 1901, in a
18 little village by the name of Los Sapos, in Leon, Guanajuato,
19 Mexico; they were married sometime around February of 1923; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Senobio and Santiago later came to the U.S.
21 together with other family members; Senobio found a job with
22 the Burlington Railroad at the Reclamation Plant in Eola,
23 separating parts of trains; the company provided homes for
24 Senobio and his family by repairing and insulating box cars;
25 they gave them blankets, water, coal, coal stoves, and beds,
26 and everything was provided rent-free; the community in the box
27 cars was called "El Campo" (the Camp); and
 
28     WHEREAS, Senobio worked with Burlington Railroad through
29 the Great Depression, never losing a day of work; he retired

 

 

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1 from the railroad in 1968 after 45 years; and
 
2     WHEREAS, At "El Campo", everyone knew each other; it was
3 like a small community; they had their own Church and Father
4 Valadez came from Chicago to say Mass on Sundays; the community
5 even had its own band; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Senobio and his family lived at "El Campo" until
7 1936, when the box cars were torn down and Senobio moved his
8 family into his current home at 1611 Indian Avenue; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Senobio and his family came to the U.S. because of
10 the civil unrest in Mexico and to find work; they came to find
11 a better life for themselves and their families; therefore, be
12 it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15 we congratulate Senobio Nila on the occasion of his 105th
16 birthday, and we extend to him our sincere best wishes for the
17 future; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to Senobio Nila as an expression of our respect and
20 esteem.