Full Text of SR2161 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 Marvin "Marv" Harold Abrahamson, who | 4 | | passed away on August 28, 2018 at the age of 93; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marv Abrahamson was born to Lillian and Joseph | 6 | | Abrahamson on March 13, 1925; the youngest of four children, he | 7 | | grew up in South Austin at Adams and Central; he attended | 8 | | Robert Emmett Elementary School and Austin High School, where | 9 | | he played guard on the varsity basketball team and graduated in | 10 | | 1943; after a semester at Wilbur Wright Junior College, he | 11 | | enlisted in the United States Navy; he served honorably in the | 12 | | Pacific and returned home in 1946; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Marv Abrahamson joined his father and brother, | 14 | | Elmer, in the family furrier business on Madison and Mayfield | 15 | | Streets; in the 1950s, the fur salon moved to 122 North Marion | 16 | | in Oak Park, where it remained well into the 21st century; in | 17 | | 1978, a third generation was welcomed into Abrahamson's Furs, | 18 | | when Marv's son, Bruce, joined the business; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Marv Abrahamson was a proud Chicagoan and Oak | 20 | | Parker and was a member of the Oak Park River Forest Rotary and | 21 | | the Oak Park Tennis Club, where he was noted for his "deftness | 22 | | at switching the racket to his other hand and scoring at the |
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| 1 | | net"; he loved basketball and was a Chicago Bulls season ticket | 2 | | holder for nearly half a century; he supported the Hephzibah | 3 | | Children's Association and the Southern Poverty Law Center; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Marv Abrahamson was considered the unofficial | 5 | | "Mayor of Marion Street" and encouraged other business owners | 6 | | in the area as they built their businesses; always caring and | 7 | | smiling, he was a regular at Kevil's Restaurant in Forest Park, | 8 | | where patrons looked forward to seeing him and Mary Ann; | 9 | | affectionately known as "The High Roller," he also enjoyed | 10 | | trips to Las Vegas with other store owners; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marv Abrahamson was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; his brothers, Elmer and Melvin; and his sister, | 13 | | Sylvia; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Marv Abrahamson is survived by his companion of | 15 | | nearly 40 years, Mary Ann Jurgus; his sons, Bruce and Terry; | 16 | | his daughter-in-law, Vicki Lafer Abrahamson; his son-in-law, | 17 | | David Branch; his grandsons, Joey, Sam, and Jake; and his | 18 | | granddaughters, Charlotte and Jenny; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Marvin "Marv" Harold Abrahamson and extend our sincere | 22 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Marv Abrahamson as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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