Full Text of SR1220 100th 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 Elaine (Spiesberger) Frank, who passed | 4 | | away on December 23, 2017 at the age of 100; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was born in 1917; she graduated from | 6 | | the University of Chicago's business school, one of only three | 7 | | women in a class of 1,000; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was a visionary and lifelong | 9 | | philanthropist whose commitment to her community touched | 10 | | multiple generations; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was integrally involved with the JCC | 12 | | Chicago (Jewish Community Center Chicago) as evident in the | 13 | | Elaine Frank and "Z" Frank Apachi day camps; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was on the boards for the Jewish | 15 | | United Fund and the Jewish Federation several times between | 16 | | 1971 and 1984 and served as a vice chairman; she served on the | 17 | | Inaugural Legacies and Endowments Committee and played a | 18 | | pivotal role in launching the Federation's endowment program; | 19 | | she was a trailblazer when there were not many women in | 20 | | leadership roles in Jewish organizations; she was the first | 21 | | female president of any local Federation agency when she became |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was the beloved wife of the late | 3 | | Zollie; the devoted mother of Laurie (the late Paul) Lieberman, | 4 | | Jim (Karen) Frank, Nancy (Marty) Schechtman, Chuck (Debbie) | 5 | | Frank, and Sanford Elias; the cherished grandmother of Lisa | 6 | | Lieberman (Morris) Barzilai, L. Frank (Alicia) Lieberman, | 7 | | Tricia (John Ferreira) Scobey, Penny (Tim) Jack, Jennifer | 8 | | (Richard) Rofe, Daniel Frank, Jordan (Laura) Frank, Keri (Hugh) | 9 | | Norley, Kenny (Stacy) Kaplan, Nicole (Adam) Friedman, Jana, | 10 | | Zach, and Melanie Frank; the proud great-grandmother of 20; the | 11 | | dear sister of the late Rita (the late Armund) Schoen; and | 12 | | caring aunt of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Elaine Frank, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 16 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Elaine Frank as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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