Full Text of SR0775 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Stanley E. Weinstein of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on December 22, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein was born to Joseph and Dora | 6 | | Mandelbaum Weinstein in Rock Island on July 18, 1931; he | 7 | | graduated from Rock Island High School in 1949; he earned his | 8 | | Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois in 1953, | 9 | | where he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity; he served in | 10 | | the U.S. Army; he married Beatrice "Bebe" Gamburg in | 11 | | Davenport, Iowa on June 10, 1956, and she preceded him in death | 12 | | in 2014; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein was the CEO of Stanley Foods | 14 | | Corporation, which was founded by his father and based in | 15 | | Milan, for over 25 years; he grew the company into one of the | 16 | | largest wholesale distributors of produce and frozen foods in | 17 | | the Midwest; he also created such iconic brands such as Little | 18 | | Ellie Potatoes, a small russet named for his eldest daughter, | 19 | | Ellie; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein left the food business in his | 21 | | early fifties, embarking on a new career as a management | 22 | | consultant and executive recruiter through the creation of the |
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| 1 | | S.E. Weinstein Company; within a few short years, he was hired | 2 | | by clients from several Fortune 500 companies in multiple | 3 | | countries throughout the world; his company was likely one of | 4 | | the most successful solo-operated recruiting firms in the | 5 | | world; his company also spawned a successful outplacement | 6 | | consulting firm, The Beatrice Weinstein Group, which was | 7 | | operated by his wife; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein was a lifelong member of | 9 | | Congregation Beth Israel and the Jewish Federation of the Quad | 10 | | Cities; he was a music lover, fancied himself a crooner, and | 11 | | played professional saxophone in his younger years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein was preceded in death by his | 13 | | wife; his parents; and his sisters, Dena Linado, Bebbe Mandel, | 14 | | Bernice Arkis, and Frances Weinstein; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Stanley Weinstein is survived by his children, | 16 | | Ellie Maule (Kevin), Dr. Leo Weinstein (Kyle), and Dr. Karen | 17 | | Weinstein (Laurent Ohayon); his grandchildren, Steven Maule, | 18 | | Asher Weinstein, Aaron Weinstein, and Astrid Weinstein; and | 19 | | his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Stanley E. Weinstein and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Stanley Weinstein as an expression | 5 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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