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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were deeply 
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saddened to learn of the death of Charles Aronin Lippitz of 
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Evanston  on July 1, 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Charles Aronin Lippitz was born on September 18, 
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1926, in Chicago; he received a bachelor's degree from the 
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University of Chicago and a law degree from the University of 
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Chicago Law School in 1951; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Lippitz's professional accomplishments
began 
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with a career in tax, estate planning, and
trust law; he was a 
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partner in Levenfeld, Kanter, Baskes, and Lippitz; he served
as 
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president of the Federal Bar Association (7th Circuit) for many 
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years and maintained a leadership position on the Chicago 
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Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1986, Mr. Lippitz left the practice of law to 
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become a film producer, winning the award for Best Family Film 
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at the 1994 Santa Clarita International Film Festival for his 
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feature "Season of Change"; he also worked with Zev Braun, a 
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West Coast film producer, on various film projects; in 1995, 
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Mr. Lippitz won an Emmy Award as executive producer of the PBS 
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television documentary, "Frank Yankovic: America's Polka 
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King"; he also served as vice president and a producer of 
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"Enter Here," a nationally distributed vocational videotape 
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series for high school students; and

 
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    WHEREAS, More recently, Mr. Lippitz wrote plays, acted, 
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co-chaired Northlight Theatre's Open Door Ensemble, and served 
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as co-vice president of The Shakespeare Project of Chicago; his 
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play "Different Music" was performed at Circle Theatre's New 
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Plays Festival 2003; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Lippitz was very active in the Evanston Fourth 
 


 






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of July Association; in 1983, he served as celebration manager 
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of the association, having served as fireworks chairman for 
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several years; and
 
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    WHEREAS, One of Mr. Lippitz's great joys was guiding and 
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mentoring young people seeking to make their mark in the world; 
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he passed on his passion and love for the arts to his children; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Charles Aronin Lippitz will be 
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deeply felt by many, especially his wife of 53 years, Rhita; 
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his daughters, Erica "Riki" Lippitz (John Schechter) and Lori 
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Lippitz (Marc) Chinitz; his son, Michael (Susan); his 
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grandchildren, Robin, Anna, Marc, Gabriel, Eliana, Lev, and 
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Kayla; his sister, Shari (Herbert) Rosen; and his extended 
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family members; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Charles Aronin Lippitz along with all who knew and loved him 
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and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Charles Aronin Lippitz as an 
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expression of our deepest sympathy.