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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Simon Weltman of Skokie, who passed away 
4on July 25, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Simon Weltman was born on July 20, 1918; he grew 
6up in Magdeburg, Germany; his family moved to France in 1933 
7when the Nazis came to power; he left France for The British 
8Mandate of Palestine in 1934 and helped found the Kibbutz of 
9Ein Gev on the Sea of Galilee; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Simon Weltman spent six  years in the British Army 
11and fought in World War II; he fought in Israel's War of 
12Independence and then spent 14 years in the Israeli Air Force, 
13retiring as a captain; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Simon Weltman immigrated to the United States in 
151963; he was a pioneer and helped instill in his children a 
16sense of adventure, honesty, integrity, and the importance of 
17an education; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Simon Weltman was proceeded in death by his wife, 
19Margaret Weltman, and his sister, Sara Colin; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Simon Weltman is survived by his children, Varda 
 
 
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1(Scott) Diamond, Yigael (Lila) Weltman, and Eitan (Gina) 
2Weltman; his grandchildren, Wendy (Matthew) Diamond Goodman, 
3Tamar Diamond, Talor Weltman, Lindsey Weltman, and David 
4Weltman; his great-grandchildren, Daniel Goodman and Eli 
5Goodman; and his brother, Jacques (Adel) Weltman; therefore, be 
6it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Simon Weltman, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Simon Weltman as an expression of 
14our deepest sympathy.