Full Text of SR0328 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Abbie C. (Hoffman) Weisberg, who | 4 | | passed away on April 26, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Abbie Weisberg was born on March 10, 1964; she | 6 | | earned her master's degree in Not for Profit Management from | 7 | | the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in | 8 | | Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Abbie Weisberg was the retired CEO of Keshet, an | 10 | | organization that serves over 1,000 people with disabilities | 11 | | in the Chicago area while consulting with dozens of social | 12 | | service agencies around the country; she worked with Keshet | 13 | | for over 30 years and previously served the organization as a | 14 | | teacher, program director, and executive director; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Abbie Weisberg was the founder of I Belong, a | 16 | | nonprofit organization dedicated to employing people with | 17 | | intellectual/developmental disabilities (i/dd) while | 18 | | embracing the Jewish values of community, kindness, | 19 | | responsibility, respect, and tikkun olam (repairing the | 20 | | world); and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Abbie Weisberg was an internationally recognized |
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| 1 | | speaker and expert on disabilities and inclusion; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Abbie Weisberg was a former board member of | 3 | | Moishe House; she was noted as a Woman to Watch by Jewish Women | 4 | | International in 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Abbie Weisberg was the wife of Dr. Mitchell | 6 | | Weisberg; the mother of Zoie (Josh) Berman, Shayna Weisberg, | 7 | | and Sophia (Elan) Yudkowsky; the grandmother of Archie Jasper | 8 | | Berman; and the sister of Michael (Susan) Hoffman, Laurie | 9 | | (Lonnie) Ungerhoff, and Debbie (Randall) Gelb; therefore, be | 10 | | it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Abbie C. (Hoffman) Weisberg and extend our sincere condolences | 14 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Abbie Weisberg as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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