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92_HR1116
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Frank
4 Juzang, Jr. of Chicago on October 19, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Frank Juzang, Jr. was born in Chicago on January
6 21, 1926 to Frank and Camille (Tessie) Juzang; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Juzang graduated from Drake Elementary
8 School and Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago; he served
9 in the United States Army during World War II an was
10 honorably discharged as a Private First Class in 1946; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Juzang was a born businessman who had
12 successful careers in both insurance and exporting; from
13 1964-1979, he was an insurance agent for MetLife and one of
14 the first African American sales managers of a major
15 insurance company in the United States; he retired in 1979
16 from MetLife to pursue his interest in exporting; and
17 WHEREAS, In 1978, he and his friend, Olufequri Durojaiye,
18 founded an export supply business; the two partners ran it
19 successfully until 1989; during the operation of his
20 exporting business Frank traveled extensively in Africa and
21 visited over ten African countries; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Juzang's engagement in civic activities
23 included being a founding member of the board of the Human
24 Resource Development Institute, and a member of the board of
25 South Central Community Services; in addition, he loved to
26 join his friends at the Friday Breakfast Group, and he
27 enjoyed playing golf for over 50 years; and
28 WHEREAS, Mr. Juzang had a wonderful spirit about life and
29 lived it to the fullest; he loved his life, friends, and
30 family; he had grace, warmth, and deep convictions; he had a
31 wonderful sense of humor and an appreciation for building and
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1 sustaining relationships with others; and
2 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by all who knew
3 and loved him, especially his wife of twenty-seven years,
4 Doris L. Juzang; his two daughters, Deidre Robinson and
5 Pamela Carthan; his two sons-in-law, Clifford Carthan and
6 Rodney Robinson; his four grandchildren, Blake Carthan, Kelly
7 Carthan, Brennan Robinson, and Maia Robinson; and many family
8 and friends; therefore, be it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we mourn the passing of Frank Juzang, Jr., along with all who
12 knew and loved him, and extend our sincere condolences to his
13 family and friends; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Frank Juzang, Jr.