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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
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| 3 | | learn of the death of Adele Zaveduk of Northbrook, who passed |
| 4 | | away on January 23, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Adele Zaveduk was born in Paris, France in August |
| 6 | | of 1937; during World Ward II, her father was arrested and sent |
| 7 | | to Auschwitz; her mother found a non-Jewish family in a town |
| 8 | | outside of Paris to care for her and her sister Josette before |
| 9 | | she was taken to Auschwitz as well; her parents survived |
| 10 | | Auschwitz, and the family was reunited in Paris after the war; |
| 11 | | and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Adele Zaveduk then moved to Argentina with her |
| 13 | | mother after her father's death in 1951; she met and married |
| 14 | | her husband, Benjamin Zaveduk, and they moved to the Chicago |
| 15 | | area in 1963; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Adele Zaveduk was involved in the establishment of |
| 17 | | the Illinois Holocaust Museum and served as a board member and |
| 18 | | member of the Speakers' Bureau for over 25 years; her life |
| 19 | | story was published in several books, and she spoke to |
| 20 | | thousands of school children over the years about what she |
| 21 | | endured; although she did not define herself by her wartime |
| 22 | | experiences, she felt sharing her story could help in the fight |
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| 1 | | against hate and intolerance; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Adele Zaveduk was a strong life force packaged in |
| 3 | | a tiny body; she played tennis and loved theater, opera, the |
| 4 | | symphony, and watching foreign-language mysteries on TV; she |
| 5 | | always read the last page of a book first and never let anyone |
| 6 | | feel left out of a conversation; she made a mean brisket, and |
| 7 | | her flan and chocolate mousse were the highlights of many |
| 8 | | meals; she also knitted scraps of yarn into beautiful blankets |
| 9 | | for hospitalized children; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Adele Zaveduk is survived by her husband, Benjamin |
| 11 | | Zaveduk; her sons, Victor (Barb) and Mitchell (Abra) Zaveduk; |
| 12 | | her grandchildren, Kaylee and Maya Zaveduk; her brother, Henri |
| 13 | | (Barbara) Zaveduk; her sisters, Josette Laznowski (Jaime |
| 14 | | Graievsky) and Sylvia Frydman (Daniel Gabe); her numerous |
| 15 | | nieces, and nephews, and their families; and an extended family |
| 16 | | of dear friends; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 19 | | Adele Zaveduk and extend our sincere
condolences to her family, |
| 20 | | friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 22 | | presented to the family of Adele Zaveduk an expression of
our |