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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of David B. Stolman of Buffalo Grove, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 12, 2024; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, David Stolman, the son of Edward and Helen | ||||||
| 6 | Stolman, was born on November 24, 1948; he attended the | ||||||
| 7 | University of Illinois and earned his law degree from DePaul | ||||||
| 8 | University; he became a resident of Buffalo Grove in the | ||||||
| 9 | mid-1970s, where he resided for nearly 50 years; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, David Stolman was an active investor and a real | ||||||
| 11 | estate attorney by profession, but his greatest impact came | ||||||
| 12 | from his dedication to making a difference; his first foray | ||||||
| 13 | into public service was as a member of the Village of Buffalo | ||||||
| 14 | Grove's Zoning Board of Appeals; he served Lake County through | ||||||
| 15 | a variety of elected positions, including as a member of the | ||||||
| 16 | Lake County Board from 1992 to 2014, as board chairman from | ||||||
| 17 | 2010 to 2012, and as treasurer from 2014 to 2018; as a member | ||||||
| 18 | of the county board, he was an advocate for the proposed Route | ||||||
| 19 | 53 extension into central Lake County and fought to keep the | ||||||
| 20 | county's budget balanced; as treasurer, he worked to make | ||||||
| 21 | property owners' tax bills more transparent and developed a | ||||||
| 22 | comprehensive investment strategy that resulted in millions of | ||||||
| 23 | dollars in earnings for the county; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, David Stolman was the past president of | ||||||
| 2 | Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove, chairman of the | ||||||
| 3 | Northwest Suburban Lawyers and Government Agencies Division of | ||||||
| 4 | the Jewish United Fund, and a founding member of the Northwest | ||||||
| 5 | Suburban Jewish Community Center; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, David Stolman was a force of strength for his | ||||||
| 7 | entire family and his beloved friends, and he was instrumental | ||||||
| 8 | in teaching others about love of community, activism, and | ||||||
| 9 | charitable work; he will be remembered as a caring public | ||||||
| 10 | servant, a devoted family man, and an active community leader; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, David Stolman was the husband of Maureen (Kahn) | ||||||
| 13 | Stolman for 52 years; the father of Karen (Adam) Firsel and | ||||||
| 14 | Kenneth (Shelley) Stolman; the grandfather of Emma Firsel, Eli | ||||||
| 15 | Firsel, Ari Stolman, Brooke Stolman, and Chloe Stolman; the | ||||||
| 16 | brother of Mark (Ronna) Stolman and the late Leah (late Mel) | ||||||
| 17 | Bransky; the brother-in-law of Jamie (Carol) Kahn; and the | ||||||
| 18 | uncle and friend to many; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 21 | David B. Stolman and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 22 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
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| 1 | further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of David Stolman as an expression of | ||||||
| 4 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||