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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Maria Martha Perez Laubhan of Highland 
4Park, who passed away on June 12, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Maria Laubhan was born in Mexico; at the age of 
612, her family joined her father in the United States and 
7settled in Chicago; she attended St. Francis Xavier School and 
8graduated from Schurz High School in 1983, where she worked on 
9the school newspaper and was instructed by then-editor of 
10Crain's Chicago Business, Dan Miller; she earned a bachelor's 
11degree in Latin American Studies from DePaul University in 
121988, during which time she worked on the news desk at Time 
13magazine's Chicago bureau; she earned a master's degree in 
14government and international relations in 1990 from the 
15University of Notre Dame, where she worked as a research 
16assistant; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, From 1991 until 1995, Maria Laubhan held several 
18positions at the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, now known 
19as Prospanica, including working as a Chicago-based field 
20manager for its summer enrichment program for high school 
21students and as an education programs consultant; she then 
22worked for two years at Barat College in Lake Forest as its 
23Director of Career Planning; in 1998, she joined the staff of 
 
 
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1Northwestern University as the coordinator of its 
2Hispanic/Latino student outreach; she left the university the 
3following year to take a tenure-track teaching position at the 
4College of Lake County, where she later earned tenure; and
  
 

  
5    WHEREAS, Maria Laubhan is survived by her husband, Dan 
6Laubhan; her son, Daniel; her  brothers, Horacio, Miguel, Jose, 
7David, and Baltazar; her  sisters, Reyna and Aurora; and her 
8father, Miguel; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Maria Martha Perez Laubhan, and extend our sincere condolences 
12to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be 
13it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Maria Laubhan as an expression of 
16our deepest sympathy.