Bill Text: IL SR0446 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ana (Agavnie) Paparigian of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0446 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0446-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Ana (Agavnie) Paparigian of Waukegan, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 3, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ana Paparigian was born in Baku, Azerbaijan to | ||||||
| 6 | Haroutiun and Nevart (Der Manuelian) Kasparian on December 15, | ||||||
| 7 | 1920; her parents were early refugees from the Armenian | ||||||
| 8 | genocide; the family emigrated to Cuba, where she excelled in | ||||||
| 9 | school; on September 26, 1946, she emigrated to the United | ||||||
| 10 | States; she married Merron Paparigian of Waukegan; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ana Paparigian was a professional seamstress | ||||||
| 12 | along the North Shore area with clients ranging from brides and | ||||||
| 13 | performers to politicians and professionals; her talent was | ||||||
| 14 | creating stylish clothing without the need for extensive | ||||||
| 15 | measuring; later in life, she completed approximately 1,000 | ||||||
| 16 | crocheted afghans for family and friends across the United | ||||||
| 17 | States, Armenia, Poland, Nagorno Karabagh, Cuba, and Mexico; | ||||||
| 18 | and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Ana Paparigian was a founding member of the St. | ||||||
| 20 | George Armenian Apostolic Church of Waukegan and a past | ||||||
| 21 | president of the Women's Guild; she served the church in many | ||||||
| 22 | capacities, including as a member of the altar guild and a chef | ||||||
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| 1 | for bake sales and picnics; she taught herself English, | ||||||
| 2 | Armenian, and Spanish and served as a translator for the grade | ||||||
| 3 | schools and legal community of Waukegan; she was an unofficial | ||||||
| 4 | ambassador for the Armenian community in Waukegan and regaled | ||||||
| 5 | visitors with her knowledge of the community's history; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Ana Paparigian was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 7 | parents; her husband, Merron; her brother, Gaspar Kasparian; | ||||||
| 8 | and her great-grandson, Nickolas Wolf Knight; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Ana Paparigian is survived by her children, Nvart | ||||||
| 10 | Riley and Nishan (Joan) Paparigian; her sisters, Estrella | ||||||
| 11 | (Arpenig) Kasparian and Sara Perez Kasparian; her | ||||||
| 12 | grandchildren, Dr. Summer Knight, Adam Sharani, Jefri (Naomi) | ||||||
| 13 | Sharani, Chelsea (Jason) French, and Cory (Heather) | ||||||
| 14 | Paparigian; her seven great-grandchildren; and her many | ||||||
| 15 | nieces, nephews, and dear friends; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Ana (Agavnie) Paparigian and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 19 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 20 | further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of Ana Paparigian as an expression of | ||||||
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| 1 | our deepest sympathy.
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