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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Blanca Flores of Brighton
4 Park on Thursday, November 25, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mrs. Flores was married for 11 years to her high
6 school sweetheart, Candelario Flores, and they were both
7 natives of Mexico; they were the parents of two daughters,
8 Monica and Elizabeth; tragically, the entire family was killed
9 in a car accident on Interstate 57; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mrs. Flores' Catholic faith was her foundation,
11 and her family was her priority; she and her husband were never
12 far apart and did almost everything together, and especially
13 enjoyed dancing together; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Mrs. Flores had worked for six years with Cook
15 County's Victim Witness Assistance Program, where she made
16 travel arrangements for victims' families and other state
17 witnesses coming to court; she assembled the collages of victim
18 photographs that crowd every spare inch of wall space in the
19 agency office; she is remembered by her colleagues as working
20 with a kind of quiet and inspiring diligence; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The passing of Blanca Flores has been deeply felt
22 by many, especially her sisters, Maria Del Carmen Triana,
23 Francisca Triana, and Celia Soria; her nieces, Teresa Cardona
24 and Maria Pina; her extended family; and her colleagues; her
25 parents, Lina Antunez and Jaime Triana preceded her in death;
26 therefore, be it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
28 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the tragic
29 death of Blanca Flores and her family, and we extend our
30 deepest condolences to all who knew and loved them; and be it

 

 

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2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of Blanca Flores as an expression of
4 our deepest sympathy.