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SR0122LRB104 12489 ECR 22856 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Ramon Reyes Venegas, who passed away 

4on September 13, 2024; and

5 WHEREAS, Ramon Reyes Venegas was born in Ocotlan, Jalisco, 

6Mexico on January 15, 1948; he migrated to the United States in 

7the 1969; and

8 WHEREAS, Ramon Reyes Venegas was a beloved community 

9restaurateur known for serving birria, a traditional Mexican 

10dish his family has cooked and sold for over 100 years; he 

11opened his first restaurant, Birrieria Ocotlan, on South 

12Commercial Avenue in Chicago in 1973, and he later opened a 

13second location on East 106th Street in 1992; more recently, 

14his signature fare was honored as one of the best 26 dishes at 

15restaurants across the U.S. by the New York Times in 2024; and

16 WHEREAS, Ramon Reyes Venegas loved learning, traveling, 

17and making and sharing his family's traditional birria recipe; 

18and

19 WHEREAS, Ramon Reyes Venegas was a great businessman, a 

20loving and devoted husband and father, and a cherished and 

21loved grandfather; he never met a stranger, and he was a firm 

SR0122- 2 -LRB104 12489 ECR 22856 r

1believer in doing good for others without expecting anything 

2in return; and

3 WHEREAS, Ramon Reyes Venegas is survived by his wife, 

4Herlinda Reyes; his children, Teresa, Veronica, Ivoni, and 

5Andres; and three grandchildren; therefore, be it

6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 

7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 

8Ramon Reyes Venegas and extend our sincere condolences to his 

9family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 

10further

11 RESOLVED, That a