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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ashley
4Jordan Borja of Plainfield, who passed away on May 5, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ashley Borja was born to Laura (Baumann) and
6Dionicio "Joe' Borja on September 1, 1995; she graduated from
7Plainfield North High School in 2013 and attended Bradley
8University, where she was elected to the Student Senate and
9discovered an aptitude for mechanical engineering; for the
102015-16 school year, she was chosen for an internship at
11Caterpillar, Inc. in what was an extremely competitive contest
12among Bradley University engineering students; and
 
13    WHEREAS, On the Bradley University campus, Ashley Borja was
14active in Habitat for Humanity and helped represent Bradley in
15a recent Alternative Winter Break week-long Habitat project in
16New Orleans, Louisiana; and
 
17    WHEREAS, At home in Plainfield, she was a member of
18Community Christian Church of Plainfield, where she is
19remembered as one of the most active church volunteers in the
20children's ministry; her friends have testified to her deep
21membership in a living spiritual community; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Ashley Borja was a young woman of great promise;
2and
 
3    WHEREAS, Ashley Borja leaves behind her parents; her
4siblings, Aaron, Jonathan, Elise, Alexandra, and Delaney; her
5sister-in-law, Aveline; her grandparents; and many uncles,
6aunts, cousins, and beloved friends; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9mourn the passing of Ashley Jordan Borja, and extend our
10sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
11and loved her; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the family of Ashley Borja as an expression of our
14deepest sympathy.