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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation has selected 
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Samuel D. Golden to receive the Rabbi Hayim Goren Perelmuter 
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Memorial Award in recognition of his leadership, dedication, 
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and service; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, After joining the KAM temple in 1950 with his 
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wife, Paula Adler, he became the chairman of the KAM Schools 
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Committee and a member of the Board; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was a principal draftsman of the merger 
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agreement, constitution, and by-laws that joined KAM Temple 
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with Isaiah Israel; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He served as president of the congregation for 
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three years, during which time he engaged architects to 
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complete an addition, including a chapel, community hall, and 
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garden; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sam, after his tenure as president, continues to 
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serve on the Weinstein and Perelmuter memorial committees; and
 
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    WHEREAS, His two sons, Daniel and Jonathan, were Bar 
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Mitzvah in the temple and his daughter Miriam was Bat Mitzvah; 
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    WHEREAS, As a cellist, he has contributed to numerous 
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services at the temple; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sam has been very active in advocacy for the 
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mentally retarded because of his daughter Anne; he has served 
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on the board and as a committee chairman for the Voice of the 
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Retarded, a national advocacy organization supporting choice 
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in residential arrangements for the mentally retarded; 
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therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Samuel D. Golden on being chosen as the KAM Isaiah 
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Israel Congregation's recipient of the Rabbi Hayim Goren 
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Perelmuter Memorial Award, and we applaud his lifetime of 
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service and dedication to his congregation; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Samuel D. Golden and KAM Isaiah Israel as an 
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expression of our respect and esteem.