Illinois HR 393: MEMORIAL-KAREN A. PEPPER

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HR0393LRB104 13916 ECR 26803 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of George 

4Mavropoulos, who passed away on October 25, 2024; and

5 WHEREAS, George Mavropoulos, the son of Pontian refugees 

6who were forced to leave Turkey, was born in Kozani, Greece in 

71938; he immigrated as a foreign student to the United States 

8in 1958; he received a bachelor's degree in physics from 

9Roosevelt University in 1964 and a master's degree in 

10electrical engineering from the University of Missouri in 

111966; and

12 WHEREAS, George Mavropoulos worked as an engineer at 

13Commonwealth Edison until 1994, retiring from Commonwealth 

14Edison/Exelon after 30 years of service; he then worked as a 

15consulting engineer, providing comprehensive consulting, 

16engineering, design, and analysis for nuclear power plants for 

17Sargent & Lundy, LLC until 2010; and

18 WHEREAS, George Mavropoulos was the founder and president 

19of the Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center 

20(AMPHRC), a non-profit organization established with the 

21mission of encouraging research, promoting education, and 

22raising awareness of the Greek diaspora, the Greek experience 

HR0393- 2 -LRB104 13916 ECR 26803 r

1of genocide, and Greek civilization in Asia Minor, Pontos, and 

2Eastern Thrace; and

3 WHEREAS, George Mavropoulos, through AMPHRC, organized 

4numerous conferences, lectures, and programs to provide a 

5stronger and greater voice to the cause of recognition and 

6justice for all victimized groups; he also, in partnership 

7with the Pontian Greek Society of Chicago, helped the Illinois 

8Holocaust Museum and Education Center host multiple 

9pr