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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply 
3saddened to learn of the death of Daniel Joseph Edelman of 
4Chicago; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Daniel Edelman was born in Manhattan in New York 
6City on July 3, 1920, to Selig and Selma Edelman; he graduated 
7from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and from Columbia 
8University in 1940; he spent time as a sports reporter and 
9served in the U.S. Army during World War II; after the war, he 
10was a night reporter for CBS in New York and worked as a 
11publicist for Musicraft Records; he married Ruth Ann Rozumoff; 
12and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, By 1947, Daniel Edelman was living in Chicago; he 
14was the founder and chairman of one of the largest public 
15relations firms in the world and a groundbreaker in the field; 
16he began his company in a small office in Chicago in 1952 and 
17it has grown to include 63 offices in 26 countries, with more 
18than 4,600 employees; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, His company has helped build such well-known 
20brands as Sara Lee, KFC, Microsoft, Pfizer, General Electric, 
21Wal-Mart Stores, Abbott Laboratories, Samsung, Royal Dutch 
22Shell, Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, and Unilever; and
  
 
  
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Daniel Edelman is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann; 
2his sons, John and Richard; his daughter, Renee; and his 3 
3granddaughters; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
6Daniel Edelman, and we extend our sincere condolences to his 
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
8further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of Daniel Edelman as an expression of 
11our deepest sympathy.