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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Ben A. Borenstein, who recently
5 passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, Ben A. Borenstein was the founder and retired
7 chairman of the board of BABCO Construction Company in
8 Evanston, and the president of Ben A. Borenstein Consulting
9 Co. Ltd; and
10 WHEREAS, Ben A. Borenstein was past chairman of the board
11 and past general chairman of the State of Israel Bonds
12 Organization; he served on the boards of the Jewish National
13 Fund, the Friends of Israel Defense Forces, the American
14 Jewish Committee, the Chicago Loop Synagogue, the National
15 Conference of Christians and Jews, the Lake Shore Drive
16 Synagogue, the Cook County Hate Crimes Commission, and the
17 State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation/Real
18 Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board; he was also a
19 Silver Circle member of the Jewish United Fund; and
20 WHEREAS, Ben A. Borenstein was the recipient of the Civic
21 Leadership Award of the American Jewish Committee and the
22 State of Israel Bonds Prime Minister's Medal; and
23 WHEREAS, Ben A. Borenstein was an advisory board member
24 of the Academy of Performing and Visual Arts; he was a member
25 of the Builders Association of Chicago, the Associated
26 General Contractors of America, the Carpenters' Union,
27 Decalogue Lodge No. 160 of the Masons, the Medinah Shrine
28 Temple, and the Standard Club; and
29 WHEREAS, The passing of Ben A. Borenstein will be felt by
30 who knew him, especially his wife, Lee; his children, Barbara
31 Jean Johnson and Robin Blake Ettinger; his stepchildren,
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1 Jeffrey, Todd, and Robert Jacobs; and his friends and
2 colleagues; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of Ben A.
6 Borenstein of Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Ben A. Borenstein.