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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to recognize milestones in the 
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lives of citizens of the State of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph B. Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D. of the University 
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of Chicago Medical Center, will be celebrating his 100th 
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birthday on September 21, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Kirsner was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 
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September 21, 1909 to Ukrainian immigrants; he was married to 
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Minnie Schneider, who passed away in 1998; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Kirsner has his M.D. from Tufts University 
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School of Medicine, his Ph.D from the University of Chicago, 
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and received an Honorary D.Sci from Tufts University School of 
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Medicine; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Over the years Dr. Kirsner became known as a man 
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who cared about research, teaching students, residents, and 
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colleagues, and caring for his patients; he served as a 
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prominent researcher, educator, and clinician, as well as 
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mentoring young students throughout the years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He will celebrate this day with his son Robert S. 
 


 






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Kirsner, a tenured professor in Germanic Languages at UCLA and 
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a Visiting Professor in Dutch Language at the University of 
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Arizona, and his grandchildren, Rachel Kirsner-Schneider and 
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Daniel Kirsner; as well as other family members; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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wish Dr. Joseph Kirsner a special birthday, filled with fond 
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memories of his eventful life; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner as a symbol of our respect 
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and esteem.