Full Text of SR0118 103rd General Assembly
SR0118 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | | 3 | | to learn of the death of Armina Elmas "Steffie" Kazarian of | | 4 | | Lake Forest, who passed away on February 3, 2023; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian was born to Abram and Elmas | | 6 | | Bedrosian in Chicago on January 18, 1930; she grew up in | | 7 | | Chicago and Milwaukee; she graduated from Lincoln High School; | | 8 | | she earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of | | 9 | | Wisconsin and her Master of Arts from Roosevelt University in | | 10 | | Chicago;
after college, she married John Kazar Kazarian, and | | 11 | | they raised five children in Lake Bluff and Lake Forest; and
| | 12 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian taught high school math in | | 13 | | Waukegan for over 20 years, where she was known for her | | 14 | | tenacity in the classroom and her dedication to her students; | | 15 | | and
| | 16 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian enjoyed playing bridge and tennis | | 17 | | with friends and backgammon with her husband, children, and | | 18 | | grandchildren; she traveled widely to Australia, China, Tibet, | | 19 | | Europe, and to her ancestral homeland of Armenia; she loved | | 20 | | the theater and volunteered as an usher to see as many shows as | | 21 | | possible; and
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| | 1 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian was affectionately known as | | 2 | | "Mimi" to her grandchildren; she will be remembered as a | | 3 | | loving
daughter, sister, wife, mother, teacher, grandmother, | | 4 | | and friend to many; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian was preceded in death by her | | 6 | | eldest son, John Jr., and her husband of 66 years, John; and
| | 7 | | WHEREAS, Armina Kazarian is survived by her children, | | 8 | | Stephanie (Brian) Kearney, Jacqueline (Peter Cunningham) | | 9 | | Kazarian, Gregory (Kim) Kazarian, and Stacey (Jim) Lareau; her | | 10 | | grandchildren, Kevin (Elizabeth) Kearney, Briana (Tony | | 11 | | Cappell) Kearney, Sima (Dorian Gehring) Cunningham, Liam | | 12 | | Cunningham, John T. Kazarian, Alexandra Kazarian, Kenneth | | 13 | | Kazarian, Samara Lareau, and Jackson Lareau; and her | | 14 | | great-grandchildren, Robbie, Margot, Brian, and Zulal; | | 15 | | therefore, be it
| | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| | 18 | | Armina Elmas "Steffie" Kazarian and extend our sincere
| | 19 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
| | 20 | | her; and be it further
| | 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| | 22 | | presented to the family of Armina Kazarian as an expression of
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| | 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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