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WHEREAS, Irma Cabrera Romero has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God; and
WHEREAS, Irma Romero was a devoted grandmother, mother and wife, beloved by thousands in the Humboldt Park Community; and
WHEREAS, Irma Romero maintained a tireless dedication to and amazing effectiveness in the causes of unity and justice for her Latino community, especially the cause of the Puerto Rican political prisoners and the struggle of the 12 million undocumented; and
WHEREAS, Irma Romero generously imparted her loving and wise vocation as a teacher and counselor to the next generation at Roberto Clemente High School and the Pedro Albizu Campos High School; and
WHEREAS, Irma Romero served as a lay minister in the Adalberto United Methodist Church and was a constant companion of Elvira Arellano during the year she spent in sanctuary there; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Irma Romero serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, Her love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared Irma Romero to her family members, friends and all who knew her, and enabled her to enrich their lives in ways they will never forget; and
WHEREAS, Irma Romero will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her countless relatives, friends and admirers; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members ofthe Chicago City Council, assembled this fifth day of June, 2013, do hereby commemorate Irma Cabrera Romero for her grace-filled life and do hereby make known her place in the history ofthe Latino community of Chicago; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to
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WHEREAS, Carmen Yuh'n Soto, the Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), has been selected as the Grand Marshall of the first United Puerto Rican People's Parade in Paseo Boricua on Division Street;
WHEREAS, born on February 25, 1963 to Carmen Irene Soto Lomina and Pedro Cruz, Carmen Yulfn Soto received her Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Boston University, graduating Magna Cum Laude and completed her Master's Degree from the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she became the first student to receive the Spirit Award, now called the Barbara Jenkins Award;
WHEREAS, in 1992 Carmen Yulfn Soto returned to Puerto Rico and became an adviser to then-Mayor of San Juan, Sila Maria Calderon, the 2nd woman to occupy that position;
WHEREAS, in 2008, Carmen Yuh'n Soto was elected to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and became an advocate for women's rights and for the rights of Dominican immigrants in Puerto Rico;
WHEREAS, in the election of 2012, Carmen Yuh'n Soto was elected the Mayor of San Juan becoming the 3rd women to occupy the Mayor's seat after Felisa Rincon de Gautier and Sila Calderon;
WHEREAS, Carmen Yulfn Soto's deep commitment to inclusiveness and diversity is best expressed in her campaign slogan Un San Juan Para Todos;
WHEREAS, in 1958, Mayor Richard J. Daley welcomed Felisa Rincon de Gatuier, the first woman Mayor of San Juan during the Puerto Rican Community's celebration of El Dfa de San Juan;
WHEREAS, said celebration has been continued in Chicago in the annual Puerto Rican Day Parades;
WHEREAS, this year, Chicago's Puerto Rican community has come together to celebrate the first United Puerto Rican People's Parade in the heart of that community, Paseo Boricua, along Division Street;
WHEREAS, Carmen Yulfn Soto has been selected as the Grand Marshall of that Parade; now, therefore