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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Freda Aron; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Freda Aron was born in 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, 
5to Sam and Dora Umansky; at the age of 21, she moved to Chicago 
6for nursing school, where she met and married Dr. Richard F. 
7Aron; and

  
 
8    WHEREAS, Freda Aron didn't let her later years slow her 
9down; she moved to Utah as a VISTA volunteer at the age of 75, 
10where she practiced nursing on a Navajo reservation; she then 
11moved to Sitka, Alaska, to volunteer in running  a shelter for 
12abused women and children; it was in Alaska where she kayaked 
13for the first time at the youthful age of 95; she volunteered 
14as a forest ranger/goodwill ambassador and delighted visitors 
15with stories of the city and her past while in Sitka; she 
16hosted a regular radio program called "Frankie and Freda" where 
17she shared her favorite singer, Frank Sinatra, with her 
18listeners; she enjoyed writing, politics, and chocolate; she 
19wrote regularly for various newspapers and was the editor of 
20SHE, the first local newspaper exclusively for women; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Freda Aron was preceded in death by her parents; 
22her husband; and her sister, Esther; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Freda Aron is survived by her children, Stan, Len, 
2Cara, and Linda; her daughters-in-law, Brenda and Liz; her 
3grandchildren, Cade (Bari), Victoria, Marisa, and Shauna; and 
4her sister, Millicent; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Freda Aron, and we extend our deepest condolences to her 
8family, friends, and all who  knew and loved her; and be it 
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10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Freda Aron as an expression of our 
12deepest sympathy.