IL HR0878

Congratulates Monserrate Diaz on her 80th birthday on June 22, 2022.

Acknowledges her birth in Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico on June 22, 1942, and her relocation to Chicago where she attended Cooper School and later Nazareth Academy.

Recognizes her professional career including teaching at St. Bonaventure Catholic School, earning a Master of Arts in Social Work from the University of Chicago, and serving 30 years in federal government roles with the Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and as a liaison in Senator Charles Percy's office.

Notes her service in multiple countries including Italy, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Cuba, and her marriage to Charles Ramon Rivera on June 11, 1983.

Directs presentation of a suitable copy of the resolution to Monserrate Diaz as an expression of the Illinois House of Representatives' esteem and respect.