HR0663 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reverend Manuel G. "Manny" Gómez Reza of Carpentersville, who passed away on December 26, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Father Gómez Reza was born in Súchil, Durango, México to Manuel Gómez Fernández and Julia Reza Serrato on December 2, 1983; he attended Minor Seminary in Durango, México from 1998 to 2001; he attended Major Seminary in Durango, México from 2001 to 2008, where he received a bachelor's in Philosophy in 2008; he came to the United States in 2010; he attended the St. Paul School of Divinity in St. Paul, Minnesota from 2010 to 2013; and

WHEREAS, Father Gómez Reza was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop David J. Malloy at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rockford on June 22, 2013; he served as a Parochial Vicar at St. Mary in Huntley, St. Rita of Cascia in Aurora, and most recently at St. Monica in Carpentersville; he was also Associate Vocation Director and Assistant Diocesan Master of Ceremonies for the Rockford Diocese; in addition, he served as Spiritual Director for the Hispanic Catholic Cursillo movement for the diocese; and

WHEREAS, Father Gómez Reza was remembered by friends as being open, friendly, engaging, and able to relate to people of all ages; he was well loved by his family, his brother priests, and the people he served in his parish assignments; and

WHEREAS, Father Gómez Reza is survived by his parents; his sisters, Rosa Guadalupe Gómez Reza, Socorro Gómez Reza, Ana María Gómez Reza, and Angélica María Gómez Reza; his brother, Jesús Javier Gómez Reza; and many relatives in Mexico and in Chicago; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Reverend Manuel G. "Manny" Gómez Reza and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Father Gómez Reza as an expression of our deepest sympathy.