Full Text of SR0107 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Erik K. Jensen, who passed away on | 4 | | November 29, 2018 at the age of 89; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Erik Jensen was born on December 18, 1928; he | 6 | | served in the United States Army during the Korean War; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Erik Jensen was a fixture in Oak Park as a | 8 | | restaurateur; he owned and operated Nielsen's Restaurant in | 9 | | Elmwood Park, which was opened by Aksel Nielsen, his | 10 | | father-in-law, in the 1940s; in the 1980s, he opened both | 11 | | Erik's Deli and Erik and Me in Oak Park; generations of | 12 | | families dined at his restaurants, and Dan Haley, publisher of | 13 | | The Wednesday Journal, described Erik's Deli as a pioneering | 14 | | hot spot, "an immediate smash, catering to different crowds, | 15 | | different parts of the day"; he also noted that it "was filled | 16 | | with moms and strollers late morning, local business folks at | 17 | | noon, high schoolers after the afternoon bell, and families | 18 | | crowded in for dinner"; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Erik Jensen retired from the restaurant business | 20 | | in 1987; he then began a second career as executive director of | 21 | | the Illinois Restaurant Association and as a board member of | 22 | | the National Restaurant Association; he was a member of the |
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| 1 | | River Forest Tennis Club, the West Cook YMCA board, and the | 2 | | Lions Club; he was a longtime member of United Lutheran Church | 3 | | in Oak Park; he donated his time and efforts to West Suburban | 4 | | P.A.D.S., now Housing Forward, and West Suburban Hospital; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Erik Jensen learned to snow ski at the age of 40, | 6 | | was an avid water skier, enjoyed parasailing, and was a | 7 | | passionate sailor who enjoyed being on the lake; he was dapper | 8 | | and distinguished; he provided the young people he employed | 9 | | with tremendous opportunities, along with kind and generous | 10 | | advice; the positive culture he developed in his restaurants | 11 | | created many long-lasting relationships; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Erik Jensen was the husband of Bebsie (Nielsen), | 13 | | the father of Kimberly (Bruce) Wojack and Dawn Jensen, the | 14 | | grandfather of Erik Jacob "Jake" and Emma Jensen Wojack, the | 15 | | brother of John (Marion) Jensen, the late Erving (Beverly) | 16 | | Jensen, and Edna McLain, the brother-in-law of Pearl (James) | 17 | | Gould, and the uncle of many; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Erik K. Jensen and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Erik Jensen as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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