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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Sam Alschuler of Aurora on |
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| Sunday, July 2, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on June 16, 1913, in Aurora to |
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| Benjamin P. and Lillian Alschuler; he graduated from East |
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| Aurora High School and began working as an attorney for the |
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| Alschuler, Funkey, Loats, and Pilmer law firm after graduating |
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| from the University of Chicago Law School in 1935 at the age of |
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| 21; and
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| WHEREAS, His family was a key part in the development of |
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| Aurora for almost 150 years, going back to 1858, when his |
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| grandfather and grandmother immigrated from Germany; his |
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| family was intertwined with the legal, political, business, and |
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| social fabric of the city, playing a key role in the cities' |
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| development from the original building of Stolp Island to the |
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| construction of the Fox Valley Center; and
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| WHEREAS, He retired in the late 1990s after practicing law |
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| for more than 60 years, making it the first time since 1879 |
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| that a family member was not a partner at the law firm; and
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| WHEREAS, He held numerous posts within his community, |
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| including corporation counsel for the city of Aurora, president |
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| of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the Community Chest, |
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| and was a 25-year member of the Planning Commission; he was a |
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| member of the Copley Memorial Hospital Board from 1940 to 1990; |
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| he was president of the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center for |
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| southern Kane, Kendall, and Dekalb counties from 1945 to 1952 |
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| and director from 1943 to 1990; he was a member of the Rotary |
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| Club of Aurora from 1962 until his death and served as |
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| president in 1970-71; he was a member of the American Legion |
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| and served in the United States Army in 1945; and
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