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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to extend their sincere condolences and
4 sympathies to the family, friends, and co-workers of Jose
5 Jaime Esparza, General Manager of Community Services for the
6 American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, who died tragically
7 while trying to save his father Raul's life; and
8 WHEREAS, Jose Jaime Esparza was born on September 23,
9 1967; Mr. Esparza died on January 17, 2000; and
10 WHEREAS, Jaime's career with the American Red Cross will
11 be remembered for his commitment to strengthening community
12 programs that save lives; through Jaime's leadership as
13 General Manager of Community Services, thousands of Chicago
14 area youth learned about saving lives through First Aid, CPR,
15 HIV/AIDS education, and other programs; and
16 WHEREAS, One of the Red Cross programs closest to Jaime's
17 heart was Youth Leadership Training, which offers learning
18 opportunities to at-risk adolescents to help them develop
19 important and valuable life and job skills; to honor his
20 memory and passion for getting youth involved in community
21 service, the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago has chosen
22 to name this program the Jaime Esparza Youth Leadership
23 Program; and
24 WHEREAS, Jaime was instrumental in developing effective
25 methods to provide American Red Cross programs and services
26 to the Spanish-speaking community; his focus on serving the
27 unmet needs of the community and his ability to work together
28 with community, religious, and government leaders to achieve
29 those goals will never be forgotten; and
30 WHEREAS, In addition to his commitment to the American
31 Red Cross, Jaime was equally devoted to his family, the
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1 beloved son of Maria and the late Raul Sr.; loving brother to
2 nine siblings; uncle of twenty-three children; and
3 great-uncle of nine children; and
4 WHEREAS, Jaime's passing will be deeply felt by his
5 family, his co-workers, his friends, and the Chicago
6 community where he lived; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we mourn, along with all that knew him, the death of Jose
10 Jaime Esparza; may his family and friends find comfort in
11 this time of loss; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of Jose Jaime Esparza.