Full Text of HR0971 102nd 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 Esther | 4 | | Wong of Chicago, who passed away on October 9, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Esther Wong was born in Hong Kong and came to the | 6 | | United States to study; she earned her master's degree from | 7 | | the School of Social Service Administration at the University | 8 | | of Chicago; she made Illinois her home; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Esther Wong served as the co-founder, a board | 10 | | member, and the board vice chair of the Chinese American | 11 | | Service League (CASL), the largest social service agency in | 12 | | the Midwest, which has been serving Asian Americans for the | 13 | | past 40 years, providing senior care and housing, vocational | 14 | | training and employment services, housing assistance, child | 15 | | care, youth programs, and other services; she served as | 16 | | executive director of CASL for 15 years from 2002 to 2017, and | 17 | | in honor of her retirement, CASL dedicated its grand hall as | 18 | | the Esther Wong Harmony Hall; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Esther Wong participated in numerous city, | 20 | | county, and state commissions and councils, representing the | 21 | | needs of immigrants; she served as a board member of the | 22 | | National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), the Chinese |
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| 1 | | Immigrant Service Agencies Network International (CISANI), the | 2 | | Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC), the Coalition for | 3 | | a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC), the Chicago | 4 | | Chinatown Security Foundation, the Coalition of Limited | 5 | | English Speaking Elderly (CLESE), and the National Coalition | 6 | | for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National | 7 | | CAPACD); and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Esther Wong made a lifelong commitment to the | 9 | | betterment of the Chinese American and Asian American | 10 | | community; her service impacted thousands of families in | 11 | | Chicago and beyond; she quietly modeled exemplary leadership | 12 | | for both CASL staff and leaders in the Asian American | 13 | | community; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Esther Wong was a loving mother, a caring wife, a | 15 | | loyal friend, a dependable colleague, a respectful boss, an | 16 | | empathic listener, an inspiring teacher, a role model, a | 17 | | mentor, and a tireless servant to the Asian American | 18 | | community; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Esther Wong is survived by her husband, David | 20 | | Wong; her sons, Ernest (Minnie Fontenelle) Wong and Jovial | 21 | | (Janice Yoo) Wong; and her grandchildren, Vienne Wong and | 22 | | Ronin Wong; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of Esther Wong and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | her; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Esther Wong as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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