HR0210 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Alfredo Talip on the occasion of his 90th birthday on February 25, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Alfredo Talip was born on February 25, 1925 in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico; he is the son of Santos and Alejandro Talip; and

WHEREAS, In his early adult life, Alfredo Talip labored as a seasonal migrant farm worker traveling back and forth from Mexico to southern Texas to find work; and

WHEREAS, Alfredo Talip left Mexico for Illinois in April of 1951; he arrived in Bristol to work on an asparagus farm; later that year, he moved to Aurora to find stable work and start a family; and

WHEREAS, Alfredo Talip married his wife, Julia, in July of 1952; they are the proud parents of 7 children and have 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Alfredo Talip worked at the Austin Western Company for 19 years; he subsequently worked for 18 years at Caterpillar, where he was active with United Auto Workers Local 145; and

WHEREAS, In 1959, Alfredo Talip was one of the founding members of the Aurora Latin American Club, the first social and cultural club for Mexicans and Tejanos in Aurora; and

WHEREAS, Alfredo Talip has been active in Aurora politics for decades; he was a member of the Kennedy Club, which brought Senator John F. Kennedy to Aurora in 1960; he was a founding member of the Latin American Democratic Organization in 1975; he has also served as a Democratic precinct committeeman - a role in which he continues to serve today; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate and honor Alfredo Talip on the occasion of his 90th birthday and wish him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Alfredo Talip as an expression of our congratulations.