Full Text of SR1723 099th General Assembly
SR1723 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 Geraldine A. "Gerri" Brauneis of Oak | 4 | | Park, who passed away on February 29, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Brauneis was born on September 10, 1930; her | 6 | | parents were the late Robert and Jean Riddell; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Brauneis was a graduate of Stanford | 8 | | University and the Chicago-Kent College of Law; she practiced | 9 | | family law for many years in the Chicago area; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Brauneis was known for her warmth, | 11 | | enthusiasm, and profound commitment to family life, community | 12 | | organizing, and peace and justice activism; she was deeply | 13 | | involved in community organizing and social campaigns | 14 | | concerning race, interfaith and Israeli-Palestinian relations, | 15 | | gun control, homelessness, torture prevention, and voting | 16 | | rights; she was well known for her infectious commitment to her | 17 | | causes and her personal humility; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Brauneis would greet her fellow activists by | 19 | | telling them that they were marvelous and that she did not know | 20 | | how they did everything they did; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Brauneis was a long-time member of the | 2 | | Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine and the St. | 3 | | Giles Family Mass Community, including the Action for Justice | 4 | | Committee; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Brauneis was the beloved wife of William C. | 6 | | "Bill" Brauneis; the mother of Robert (Ulrike), James (Laurie), | 7 | | Steven (Masako), and Laura (William Rentz) Brauneis; and the | 8 | | grandmother of Elizabeth and William J. Brauneis, Kate | 9 | | Brauneis-Krull, Kai and Sho Brauneis, and Sophia-Marie Rentz; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Geraldine A. "Gerri" | 14 | | Brauneis; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Gerri Brauneis as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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