Full Text of HR1227 96th General Assembly
HR1227 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | 4 |
| J. Adelman of Oak Park, who passed away on September 15, 2009; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, He was born on the West Side of Chicago and was a | 7 |
| graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park; | 8 |
| he received a Bachelor's degree in history from Elmhurst | 9 |
| College in 1955 and a Master's degree in American history from | 10 |
| the University of Chicago in 1964; and
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| WHEREAS, He taught at Jefferson Junior High School in | 12 |
| Berwyn in the late 1950s and later Morton West High School in | 13 |
| Berwyn; from 1966 to 1991 he taught labor and industrial | 14 |
| relations at the University of Illinois at Chicago and later | 15 |
| became a professor emeritus at the University's Institute of | 16 |
| Labor and Industrial Relations; and
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| WHEREAS, William J. Adelman was not only a fierce advocate | 18 |
| for the labor movement at the ground level, but also a devoted | 19 |
| historian and a preserver of its legacy; indeed, as a renowned | 20 |
| labor expert, he was known as "the people's scholar" because of | 21 |
| his passion for wanting to teach as many people as possible | 22 |
| about the labor movement, its virtues, and its relevance today; |
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| WHEREAS, He authored many books on the labor movement in | 3 |
| Chicago, including Touring Pullman , Haymarket Revisited , and | 4 |
| Pilsen and the West Side ; he also helped write and research | 5 |
| films, including Packingtown, USA ; and he was the narrator of | 6 |
| the 1983 documentary about the Pullman Strike of 1894, entitled | 7 |
| Palace Cars and Paradise: The Pullman Model Town ; and
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| WHEREAS, William J. Adelman is survived by his sons, Marc | 9 |
| and Michael; his daughters, Michelle, Marguerite, and Jessica; | 10 |
| his life partner, David Staley; his ex-wife, Nora; his sister, | 11 |
| Sandra Walsh; and his five grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 15 |
| William J. Adelman; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of William J. Adelman as a symbol of | 18 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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