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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Blanca Flores of Brighton |
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| Park on Thursday, November 25, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Flores was married for 11 years to her high |
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| school sweetheart, Candelario Flores, and they were both |
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| natives of Mexico; they were the parents of two daughters, |
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| Monica and Elizabeth; tragically, the entire family was killed |
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| in a car accident on Interstate 57; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Flores' Catholic faith was her foundation, |
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| and her family was her priority; she and her husband were never |
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| far apart and did almost everything together, and especially |
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| enjoyed dancing together; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Flores had worked for six years with Cook |
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| County's Victim Witness Assistance Program, where she made |
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| travel arrangements for victims' families and other state |
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| witnesses coming to court; she assembled the collages of victim |
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| photographs that crowd every spare inch of wall space in the |
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| agency office; she is remembered by her colleagues as working |
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| with a kind of quiet and inspiring diligence; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Blanca Flores has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially her sisters, Maria Del Carmen Triana, |
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| Francisca Triana, and Celia Soria; her nieces, Teresa Cardona |
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| and Maria Pina; her extended family; and her colleagues; her |
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| parents, Lina Antunez and Jaime Triana preceded her in death; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the tragic |
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| death of Blanca Flores and her family, and we extend our |
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| deepest condolences to all who knew and loved them; and be it |