Full Text of HR1463 096th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Bassam | 4 | | Hanna Naoum; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bassam Naoum was born in Amman, Jordan, on | 6 | | February 22, 1951; his parents were Hanna Naoum and Zakieh | 7 | | Ibrahim; he married Phoebe Naoum (nee Tudor) in 1978 in | 8 | | Huntsville, Alabama; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bassam Naoum came to America in 1970 in search of | 10 | | an education and a new life; after arriving in Chicago, he | 11 | | subsequently attended Snead State Junior College in Alabama; | 12 | | during this time, he alternated between working in Chicago and | 13 | | taking classes in Alabama each semester; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Two months after their marriage, Bassam Naoum and | 15 | | his wife moved to Chicago, where he graduated from DePaul | 16 | | University; for the next 10 years, he worked within the hotel | 17 | | industry and spent his free time traveling, enjoying | 18 | | restaurants, and socializing with his friends; in 1988, Bassam | 19 | | and Phoebe's first child, Noelle, was born, followed by their | 20 | | second child, Farris, in 1990; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In order to pursue his dream of owning a business, |
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| 1 | | Bassam Naoum opened his first store in Cabrini Green in 1993 | 2 | | called "Ollie's", a name which stuck and became his nickname; | 3 | | he quickly became a part of the Cabrini community and | 4 | | participated in various events, such as the "Back to School | 5 | | Picnic" and the community Thanksgiving Dinner; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bassam Naoum was well known in his neighborhood | 7 | | for helping those in need of help in any way possible, | 8 | | emotionally or financially; he will be remembered fondly by his | 9 | | family as a loving father and husband who would do anything for | 10 | | his family and friends and as a gregarious man with a wonderful | 11 | | sense of humor; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Bassam | 15 | | Hanna Naoum; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Bassam Naoum as an expression of our | 18 | | sympathy.
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