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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Helen Levin, who passed away on August 
419, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Helen Levin was born in 1913 in Chicago; her 
6parents were Isadore Pearlman and Sonya Garber; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Helen Levin spent the first years of her adult 
8life as a publicist in Hollywood; she later returned to Chicago 
9to work as a writer for a radio station; after marrying Dr. 
10Ezra Levin in 1940, they moved to Champaign and raised three 
11daughters; she then began to participate in a wide range of 
12community organizations, including the League of Women Voters 
13(local and State president, national treasurer), the Community 
14Foundation (founder and vice president), the United Way (a 
15founder and member of the board of directors), the 
16Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation (president), Sinai Temple 
17(vice president), the North Central Association of Colleges and 
18Schools (board of directors), the Parkland College Foundation 
19(founding member), the Krannert Art Museum Council 
20(president), and Blackburn College (member of the Board of 
21Trustees); and
  
 
22    WHEREAS, Helen Levin was the first recipient of the 
 
 
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1Champaign Chamber of Commerce's Most Valuable Citizen Award in 
21992; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, In addition to her organizational skills and deep 
4devotion to her family, Helen Levin was also a fine artist in 
5painting and stitchery; her art decorated the spacious family 
6home, which she helped design with the prominent Chicago 
7architect, George Frederick Keck, and where she resided from 
81950 until her passing; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Helen Levin was preceded in death by her daughter, 
10Judy Levin; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Helen Levin is survived by her daughters, Dr. 
12Susan Levin Dillbeck and Dr. Emily Levin; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
15family and friends, mourn the passing of Helen Levin; and be it 
16further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Helen Levin as an expression of our 
19sympathy.