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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Leo A. Bachrach of Chicago, who passed |
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| away on June 28, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a gold and platinum-smith who patiently |
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| produced custom-made rings, bracelets, and necklaces at a bench |
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| in the Loop for about 60 years; he referred to himself as a |
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| craftsman and not a jeweler due to his Old World training; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a resident of the West Rogers Park |
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| neighborhood in Chicago; he came to the United States from |
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| Germany in 1936 and started his business in 1944; and
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| WHEREAS, He was trained at the Zeichenakademie in Hanau, |
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| Germany, a prestigious art school; his wife and later his son, |
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| Mark Bacharach, joined him at Leo Bachrach and Son Jewelers; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his |
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| sister, who died during the Holocaust; and his daughter, |
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| Shirley; and
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| WHEREAS, Leo Bachrach is survived by his wife, Audrey; his |
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| sons, Mark and Steven; and his four grandchildren; therefore, |