Full Text of SR0338 99th 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 Sheldon Sternberg of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on April 9, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Sternberg was born in Chicago on February | 6 | | 27, 1923; while attending DePaul University in 1942, he | 7 | | enlisted in the United States Air Force and was assigned to the | 8 | | 390th Bombardment Squadron; he was sent to Europe, where he | 9 | | served as navigator for bombing missions over Germany and | 10 | | France; he also participated in Operation Chowhound, a series | 11 | | of humanitarian missions that included food drops over the | 12 | | Netherlands; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Sternberg returned to Chicago after his | 14 | | military service and joined his wife's family's business, | 15 | | Best's Kosher Sausage Company, which later produced hot dogs | 16 | | served at Wrigley Field and other landmark Chicago venues; he | 17 | | was President of the company in 1993 when it was sold to Sara | 18 | | Lee; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Sternberg was an avid Chicago Cubs fan; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sheldon Sternberg and his wife, Elaine, had 4 |
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| 1 | | children, Susan Berger, Michael Sternberg, Nancy Kushner, and | 2 | | David Sternberg; 12 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Sheldon Sternberg, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Sheldon Sternberg as an expression | 11 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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