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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Stanley E. Weinstein of Rock Island,
4who passed away on December 22, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein was born to Joseph and Dora
6Mandelbaum Weinstein in Rock Island on July 18, 1931; he
7graduated from Rock Island High School in 1949; he earned his
8Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois in 1953,
9where he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity; he served in
10the U.S. Army; he married Beatrice "Bebe" Gamburg in
11Davenport, Iowa on June 10, 1956, and she preceded him in death
12in 2014; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein was the CEO of Stanley Foods
14Corporation, which was founded by his father and based in
15Milan, for over 25 years; he grew the company into one of the
16largest wholesale distributors of produce and frozen foods in
17the Midwest; he also created such iconic brands such as Little
18Ellie Potatoes, a small russet named for his eldest daughter,
19Ellie; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein left the food business in his
21early fifties, embarking on a new career as a management
22consultant and executive recruiter through the creation of the

 

 

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1S.E. Weinstein Company; within a few short years, he was hired
2by clients from several Fortune 500 companies in multiple
3countries throughout the world; his company was likely one of
4the most successful solo-operated recruiting firms in the
5world; his company also spawned a successful outplacement
6consulting firm, The Beatrice Weinstein Group, which was
7operated by his wife; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein was a lifelong member of
9Congregation Beth Israel and the Jewish Federation of the Quad
10Cities; he was a music lover, fancied himself a crooner, and
11played professional saxophone in his younger years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein was preceded in death by his
13wife; his parents; and his sisters, Dena Linado, Bebbe Mandel,
14Bernice Arkis, and Frances Weinstein; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein is survived by his children,
16Ellie Maule (Kevin), Dr. Leo Weinstein (Kyle), and Dr. Karen
17Weinstein (Laurent Ohayon); his grandchildren, Steven Maule,
18Asher Weinstein, Aaron Weinstein, and Astrid Weinstein; and
19his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
22Stanley E. Weinstein and extend our sincere condolences to his

 

 

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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Stanley Weinstein as an expression
5of our deepest sympathy.