Full Text of HR1385 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the life and legacy of Rolando | 4 | | Juan Correa; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rolando Correa was born in Manati, Puerto Rico and | 6 | | moved to Chicago at age eight; overcoming the grim obstacles of | 7 | | urban disparity, he was awarded an ASPIRA scholarship to pursue | 8 | | higher education in Puerto Rico; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rolando Correa proudly served in Vietnam with the | 10 | | United States Army as a door gunner, protecting medical | 11 | | helicopters as they evacuated wounded soldiers; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rolando Correa managed one of the first | 13 | | registration campaign drives of Latino voters in Chicago; in | 14 | | the summer of 1980, during his tenure with the Puerto Rican | 15 | | Parade Committee, he followed the call to celebrate Puerto | 16 | | Rican arts and culture by bringing Las Fiestas Patronales to | 17 | | Humboldt Park; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Rolando Correa worked for the County of Cook, the | 19 | | City of Chicago, and the State of Illinois; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Rolando Correa, after more than 43 combined years |
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| 1 | | as a co-founder, staff member, and board member, was appointed | 2 | | Executive Director in 2005 and President and CEO in 2013 of | 3 | | Rincon Family Services; under his leadership, the | 4 | | organizational budget, staff, and community presence through | 5 | | acquisition of new facilities more than doubled in the last | 6 | | three years; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rolando Correa and his wife of 44 years, Graciela, | 8 | | have two children, Rolando Jr. and Cristina, and five | 9 | | grandchildren; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rolando Correa will be remembered fondly for his | 11 | | dedication to creating an environment of respect and compassion | 12 | | for all he encountered, his commitment to the city's most | 13 | | vulnerable populations, and his role as a devoted guardian of | 14 | | the communities he loved; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | honor the life and legacy of Rolando Juan Correa and pay | 18 | | tribute to his work in the City of Chicago and beyond; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Rolando Juan Correa as a symbol of | 22 | | our esteem and respect.
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