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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 Dr. Alex Tulsky, who passed away on
5 October 25, 2000; and
6 WHEREAS, Dr. Alex Tulsky oversaw World War II medical
7 hospitals in Africa and Europe and delivered as many as 5,000
8 babies as a Chicago obstetrician; and
9 WHEREAS, A native of the West Side, Dr. Tulsky wrote in
10 his autobiography, "Looking at a Century: A Strand of
11 Memories," that he first became interested in medicine when
12 he saw the gleam from his uncle's surgical instruments as a
13 youngster; he graduated from Tuley High School in 1927 and
14 Crane Junior College in 1929; in 1934, he graduated second in
15 his class from the University of Illinois College of Medicine
16 in Chicago; he became an intern at Michael Reese Hospital,
17 had his residency at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, and returned
18 to Michael Reese to open a practice; and
19 WHEREAS, After World War II broke out, Dr, Tulsky
20 coordinated care for soldiers at two key junctures; he
21 commanded a field hospital in North Africa as the Allies
22 fought the Battle of El Alamein to keep the Suez Canal free
23 from Nazi control; soon after D-Day, he ran a mobile hospital
24 in Europe that cared for later waves of soldiers; he left the
25 service in 1945 as a lieutenant colonel and a Bronze Star
26 recipient; and
27 WHEREAS, After the war, Dr. Tulsky returned to open a
28 private practice and to work at Michael Reese Hospital, where
29 he became president of the medical staff from 1961 to 1963;
30 he also taught obstetrics and gynecology at the University of
31 Chicago and the University of Illinois College of Medicine;
32 he retired from practicing medicine in 1989 and from teaching
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1 in 1995; and
2 WHEREAS, Dr. Tulsky and his wife, Dr. Klara Glottman
3 Tulsky, also funded a lectureship at the Spertus Institute of
4 Jewish Studies in Chicago and supported other Jewish and
5 educational charities; and
6 WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Alex Tulsky will be deeply
7 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
8 Klara; his sons, James, Steven, and Asher; his daughter,
9 Shayne Rosenfeld; and his six grandchildren; and
10 WHEREAS, What most characterized Dr. Tulsky was his
11 tremendous devotion to his patients and that he was, as many
12 of his former patients have said, the kind of doctor that no
13 longer exists; therefore, be it
14 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of Dr. Alex
17 Tulsky of the Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of Dr. Alex Tulsky.