Full Text of SR0244 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 Annabel Abraham, who passed away on | 4 | | October 5, 2018 at the age of 97; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Annabel Abraham was born in Syracuse, New York in | 6 | | 1921; when she was very young, she traveled to Europe with her | 7 | | mother, where she attended school in Geneva, Switzerland; she | 8 | | graduated high school and attended Northwestern University at | 9 | | the age of 15, where she earned a Master of Arts in Speech | 10 | | Therapy; she received a medal from the Italian Government for | 11 | | her mastery of Italian; she married Bernard M. Abraham; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Annabel Abraham began her teaching career in Gary, | 13 | | Indiana, working to help support her husband as he finished his | 14 | | Ph.D. in chemistry; in 1953, she and her husband moved to Oak | 15 | | Park, where she taught in parochial and public schools and also | 16 | | helped stroke patients who were suffering from aphasia; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Annabel Abraham supported her husband, Bernard, | 18 | | throughout his career of elected public service in Oak Park; | 19 | | following his death, she continued to be active in informal | 20 | | public service; she volunteered at the Ernest Hemingway | 21 | | Foundation and was an advocate for improved handicap access; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Annabel Abraham was an avid knitter and enjoyed | 2 | | browsing flea markets, estate sales, and thrift shops; she | 3 | | encouraged her children to read extensively, visit museums, and | 4 | | explore their talents and interests; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Annabel Abraham was preceded in death by her | 6 | | husband, Bernard, and her eldest son, Oren Carmi; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Annabel Abraham is survived by her children, | 8 | | Daniel, Jesse (Amy Peck), and Abigail; her grandsons, David and | 9 | | Jeremy; and her many friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Annabel Abraham and extend our sincere condolences to her | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Annabel Abraham as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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