Full Text of HR1292 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Ruth | 4 | | Geyer Lerner, who passed away on October 16, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner was born on December 8, 1923, in | 6 | | Vejprty, in what is now the Czech Republic; as a child, she and | 7 | | her family were forced into hiding after the rise of the Nazis | 8 | | in Europe during World War II; after the war, she immigrated to | 9 | | the United States, attended medical school, and met her future | 10 | | husband, Herbert Lerner; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner and her husband worked as | 12 | | pediatricians at their clinic in Hyde Park for over 50 years, | 13 | | where they gained a sterling reputation as skilled and generous | 14 | | doctors who would provide free services for poorer patients; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner was an active participant in the civil | 17 | | rights and peace movements during the 1960s and 1970s and | 18 | | marched with Dr. Martin Luther King in Cicero, Selma, Alabama, | 19 | | and Washington, D.C.; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner was an accomplished artist and | 21 | | musician, playing guitar and singing at peace rallies; her |
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| 1 | | guitar playing inspired her son to become a professional | 2 | | musician; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner enjoyed nature, the arts, crafting | 4 | | homemade furniture and ornaments, and participating in | 5 | | numerous sports, including shot put, tennis, swimming, and | 6 | | racquetball; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner is survived by her loving husband, | 8 | | Herbert; her sons, Claude and Peter; her daughter, Heidi; her | 9 | | grandchildren, Camille, Luke, Jasmine, and Matthew; her | 10 | | sister, Inge; and her many other family members and friends; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 15 | | Ruth Geyer Lerner; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Ruth Lerner as an expression of our | 18 | | sympathy.
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