SR0043 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Daniel Joseph Edelman of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Edelman was born in Manhattan in New York City on July 3, 1920, to Selig and Selma Edelman; he graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and from Columbia University in 1940; he spent time as a sports reporter and served in the U.S. Army during World War II; after the war, he was a night reporter for CBS in New York and worked as a publicist for Musicraft Records; he married Ruth Ann Rozumoff; and

WHEREAS, By 1947, Daniel Edelman was living in Chicago; he was the founder and chairman of one of the largest public relations firms in the world and a groundbreaker in the field; he began his company in a small office in Chicago in 1952 and it has grown to include 63 offices in 26 countries, with more than 4,600 employees; and

WHEREAS, His company has helped build such well-known brands as Sara Lee, KFC, Microsoft, Pfizer, General Electric, Wal-Mart Stores, Abbott Laboratories, Samsung, Royal Dutch Shell, Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, and Unilever; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Edelman is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann; his sons, John and Richard; his daughter, Renee; and his 3 granddaughters; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Daniel Edelman, and we extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Daniel Edelman as an expression of our deepest sympathy.