Full Text of SR0604 098th 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 Morris A. Yellen, who passed away on | 4 | | September 27, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Morris Yellen was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey | 6 | | on September 16, 1921 to Rebecca and William Yellen; he was a | 7 | | graduate of Waukegan High School and a veteran of World War II, | 8 | | having flown 50 missions over Europe as a B-17 bombardier; he | 9 | | married Dorothy Hammel on July 7, 1945; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Morris Yellen, together with his father, owned | 11 | | Yellen's Produce Company in Waukegan for more than 5 decades | 12 | | and he was affectionately known to his customers as "the | 13 | | chicken man"; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Morris Yellen cherished taking part in the Honor | 15 | | Flight program and visiting the World War II memorial in | 16 | | Washington, D.C.; he was also a member of the Army Reserve; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Morris Yellen served as President of the Temple Am | 18 | | Echod B'nai Brith and was active in the Temple's brotherhood | 19 | | and synagogue for 60 years; he was a avid Chicago Cubs fan and | 20 | | enjoyed playing poker and bridge and following the sporting | 21 | | events and careers of his grandchildren; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Morris Yellen was preceded in death by his parents | 2 | | and by his sister, Lillian; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Morris Yellen is survived by his wife of 68 years, | 4 | | Dorothy; his children, Marlo (Larry) Beeman, Jeffrey (John | 5 | | Yallech) Yellen, Larry (Susan) Yellen, Harlene (William) | 6 | | Murry, and Julie (Steve) Arshop; his grandchildren, David | 7 | | Beeman, Maggie Fisher-Yellen, Elise and Emma Murry, and Sammy | 8 | | Arshop; and his sisters, Sarah, Rose, and Dora; therefore, be | 9 | | it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Morris A. Yellen, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Morris Yellen as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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