Full Text of SJR0049 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
| 4 | | who have served their communities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Victor Hugo Rodriguez was born in Nuevo | 6 | | Ideal, Durango,
Mexico to Juanita and Emigdio Rodriguez on | 7 | | January 16, 1967;
his family moved to the La Villita | 8 | | neighborhood of Chicago when
he was a young boy; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rodriguez first met his wife, Magdalena, | 10 | | in January 1990 at Holy Trinity Church in
Chicago; they were | 11 | | married for 27 years and were blessed with two sons and a | 12 | | nephew whom they
regarded as a son, Víctor, Isaih, and Luis | 13 | | Alberto Perales; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rodriguez was a graduate of Christian Life | 15 | | College in Mount Prospect and was
in full-time ministry for 26 | 16 | | years; he pastored the local body of La Villita Community | 17 | | Church for the
past 20 years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rodriguez was a bridge builder between the
| 19 | | North and South Lawndale communities; he was passionate about
| 20 | | developing the next generation of leaders; he worked to | 21 | | address pressing community issues, such as violence |
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| 1 | | prevention, youth development, health and wellness, domestic | 2 | | violence, and the expansion of homeownership as
a way to | 3 | | combat gentrification; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rodriguez was on the board of directors of | 5 | | various community and religious
organizations that included | 6 | | Lawndale Christian Health Center and Un Nuevo Despertar, as | 7 | | well as
involvement with Comunidad en Acción; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rodriguez founded the Chicago Youth Boxing | 9 | | Club in the basement of La Villita
Community Church, which has | 10 | | developed young leaders and athletes with a focus on service | 11 | | and
leadership and has established a satellite boxing program | 12 | | in Mexico; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rodriguez was affectionately known as
| 14 | | "Pastor Vic" and had a wonderful sense of humor; he was a | 15 | | cornerstone of the La Villita community and will be remembered | 16 | | not only for his service to his community but for his devotion | 17 | | to enacting social justice; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 20 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the | 21 | | section of Ogden Avenue in Chicago that runs from South | 22 | | Pulaski Road to South Kedzie Avenue as the "Pastor Victor |
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| 1 | | Rodriguez Avenue"; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 3 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 4 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
| 5 | | giving notice of the name the
"Pastor Victor Rodriguez | 6 | | Avenue"; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Pastor Rodriguez and the Secretary | 9 | | of Transportation.
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