Full Text of SR0202 97th 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
Fred Bondy of Wilmette, who passed away | 4 | | on July 20, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Fred Bondy was born in Chicago in 1931; he grew up | 6 | | in Rogers Park; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from the University of Illinois, | 8 | | Fred Bondy served his country with pride and distinction in the | 9 | | United States Army during the Korean War; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Fred Bondy and his brother, Bill, were the | 11 | | founders of U.S. Pharmacal, a forerunner of Crown Drug Company, | 12 | | which later became Major Pharmaceutical Company, a national | 13 | | manufacturer and distributor of generic pharmaceuticals; Fred | 14 | | went on to work as the chief operating officer of Parkway | 15 | | Drugs, where he worked until March of 2009; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Fred Bondy was a member of the board of the Jewish | 17 | | Federation/Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago for 16 | 18 | | years, serving as the organization's chairman from 2000 to | 19 | | 2001; he served as vice president and chairman of numerous | 20 | | JF/JUF committees; he served as vice president of the | 21 | | American-Israel Chamber of Commerce; he was also a member of |
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| 1 | | the board of the Chicago Friends of the Israel Defense Force | 2 | | and a member of the Brookdale Institute; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Fred Bondy was well-known for his endeavors on | 4 | | behalf of the Jewish community, domestically and abroad; he was | 5 | | steadfast in his efforts to preserve Jewish heritage and life | 6 | | and to secure a vibrant community future; he embraced the broad | 7 | | spectrum of global issues facing the Jewish community and | 8 | | tenaciously worked to address fundamental issues of human | 9 | | dignity and sustenance; he also supported efforts to promote | 10 | | peace and social justice throughout his life; in 1968, he | 11 | | marched with Martin Luther King, along with Rabbi Arnold J. | 12 | | Wolf and other members of Congregation Solel, in Washington, | 13 | | D.C.; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Fred Bondy was the beloved husband of Lila, nee | 15 | | Davis; the devoted father of Pamela (Yonah Dokarker) Bondy, | 16 | | Karen (David) Schwartz, and Cheryl (Mark) Kaplan; the proud | 17 | | grandfather of Michael, Jennifer, Hannah, Charlie, Sophie, and | 18 | | Liel; the loyal son of the late Gertrude and Charles; the dear | 19 | | brother of the late William (Mary Helen) Bondy and | 20 | | brother-in-law of the late Albert (Beatrice) Davis and the late | 21 | | Jack (Julia Hoover) Davis; and the fond uncle of many nieces | 22 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 2 | | his family and friends, the passing of Fred Bondy; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Fred Bondy as an expression of our | 6 | | sympathy.
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