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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF LYNDA MARIE DELAFORGUE
WHEREAS, Lynda Marie DeLaforgue was born on February 18, 1958 to James DeLaforgue and June Kaczur-Tate; and
WHEREAS, Lynda was raised in Franklin Park, Illinois and was a Cook County resident and social justice activist who selflessly made extraordinary contributions to improve the community; and
WHEREAS, Lynda graduated from Rockford University in 1980, where she majored in theater and was active in local community productions as an actress and costume designer; and
WHEREAS, looking for part-time work, Lynda took a fundraising job for the Illinois Public Action Council (IPAC), an activist group that relied on door-to-door canvassers to recruit members and donations; and
WHEREAS, with hard work and a great charisma, she soon became IPAC's Rockford office manager and helped organize a voter registration drive leading up to the 1984 election; and
WHEREAS, in 1985, Lynda married Hans Hintzen and settled in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, their daughter Katy DeLaforgue was born in 1987, and their son Jordan DeLaforgue was born in 1991; and
WHEREAS, Lynda became IPAC's statewide canvass manager and helped set up canvass operations in other states; and
WHEREAS, in addition to her canvass manager duties, Lynda increased IPAC's role around health policy and consumer protection; and
WHEREAS, Lynda was also involved in various progressive political campaigns, among them: Paul Simon to the U.S. Senate, re-elect Mayor Harold Washington, and Jan Schakowsky to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1990; and
WHEREAS, in 1997, after IPAC's shut down, Lynda became the associate director of Citizen Action/Illinois where she brought her expertise and lead the finances and supervised staff; and
WHEREAS, Lynda was a regular presence at Chicago City Hall Council and Cook County Board meetings as an advocate on policies for the well-being of all residents; and
WHEREAS...
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