Full Text of SR0366 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn about the death of Alice "Alicia" G. Hernandez of | 4 | | Waukegan, who passed away on June 4, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, While raising five young children, Alice | 6 | | Hernandez decided to attend the College of Lake County to earn | 7 | | her associate's degree; she then attended Northeastern | 8 | | University where she earned her bachelor's degree and master's | 9 | | degree while working part time as a lunchroom assistant; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Alice Hernandez became a full-time bilingual and | 11 | | special educational paraprofessional; she worked at North | 12 | | Elementary, Whittier Elementary, Webster Junior High School, | 13 | | and Waukegan East High School between the years of 1975 and | 14 | | 1990; she then worked at the College of Lake County as a | 15 | | student recruiter; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In the fall of 1991, Alice Hernandez started | 17 | | advising the Latino Club at the College of Lake County; some of | 18 | | the events and activities that the club organized and | 19 | | initiated that are still active today include the Traditional | 20 | | Valentines Flower Sale, the Samuel Lopez Scholarship Dance and | 21 | | Dinner now known as the Alicia Hernandez Scholarship Banquet, | 22 | | participation in the September 16 Waukegan Parade, the annual |
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| 1 | | U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference trip, Hispanic | 2 | | Heritage Month events, hosting Latino speakers, such as Samuel | 3 | | Betances, Chuy Negrete, Carlos Mensilla and others, providing | 4 | | Latino food on campus, Latin dance lessons, organizing food | 5 | | and toy drives for Latinx families, the first Latinx Talent | 6 | | Showcase, college visits, the Day of the Dead celebration, | 7 | | summer camping trips, and volunteer work; she was committed to | 8 | | supporting all of College of the Lake County's Latinx | 9 | | students; she taught students to be proud of their heritage | 10 | | and encouraged them to finish their degrees; she formed a | 11 | | network of students to share important college resources and | 12 | | organize fundraising activities to provide scholarships for | 13 | | Latinx students regardless of immigration status; she provided | 14 | | a welcoming and friendly presence, and her kindness and | 15 | | support encouraged many; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Alice Hernandez loved music and had a special | 17 | | love for Mexican music; she enjoyed going for long rides with | 18 | | her dad, dancing, teaching bilingual classes as well as | 19 | | Catechism Class, encouraging the youth to continue their | 20 | | education, cooking breakfast, being surrounded by family, | 21 | | listening to her husband play the guitar, and going to the | 22 | | Wisconsin Dells with her family; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 24 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Alice "Alicia" G. Hernandez and extend our sincere condolences | 2 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Alice Hernandez as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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