Tribute to Olga L. Quiroga
WHEREAS, Olga L. Quiroga was born on September 30, 1962 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; and
WHEREAS, Olga came to the United States from Mexico in the 1980's; and
WHEREAS, Olga started her studies in Chicago first taking GED classes, then going on to Chicago State University where she received her bachelor's degree; and
WHEREAS, Olga taught in public schools for over three decades; and
WHEREAS, Olga was a bilingual teacher at Funston Elementary School in Hermosa neighborhood where she helped many students and immigrant families; and
WHEREAS, Olga cared deeply about her neighborhood, family, friends, and school community; and
WHEREAS, Olga sadly passed away from COVID-19 on October 1, 2020, one day after her 58th birthday; and
WHEREAS, Olga will be forever be missed by her family, friends, and the Funston Elementary community who loved her just as much as she loved them; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of City Council ofthe City of Chicago, assembled this fourteenth day of September, 2021, do hereby honor the life and memory of Olga L. Quiroga and recognize her as an honorary and true Chicagoan who exemplified this city; and
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa Alderman, 35th Ward
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of Olga Quiroga as a token of our sympathy and esteem.