State of Illinois
92nd General Assembly
Legislation

   [ Search ]   [ PDF text ]   [ Legislation ]   
[ Home ]   [ Back ]   [ Bottom ]



92_HR1004

 
                                              LRB9217014RHrhA

 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives wish to extend our sincere condolences to the
 4    family and friends of Beatrice K. Pounian, who passed away on
 5    May 16, 2002; and

 6        WHEREAS,   Beatrice   K.  Pounian  was  an  activist  and
 7    fundraiser for the McCormick Boys and Girls  Club  in  Uptown
 8    for more than 30 years who also worked as a music producer in
 9    Chicago television; and

10        WHEREAS,  Born  on Chicago's Northwest Side, Mrs. Pounian
11    graduated from Steinmetz High School in the 1940s and took  a
12    job  in  the  music  library  at NBC; soon she became a music
13    producer for such Chicago programs as  "Garroway  at  Large",
14    "Kukla,  Fran  and  Ollie",  and  shows starring her lifelong
15    friend, Studs Terkel; and

16        WHEREAS, In 1950 Beatrice married Charles "Arch" Pounian,
17    who was city personnel director under  four  Chicago  mayors,
18    beginning with Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1960; and

19        WHEREAS,  From  almost the day she moved to Uptown in the
20    late 1950s, Mrs. Pounian worked with the local Boys and Girls
21    Club as a way to make a difference in her community and  give
22    local children access to the arts; and

23        WHEREAS, Mrs. Pounian was president of the club's Women's
24    Auxiliary for 25 years and was on its board of directors; she
25    started neighborhood dental and eye-care clinics for children
26    and  set  up  college  scholarships;  for  30 years, she also
27    organized the annual fashion show, a major  club  fundraiser;
28    and

29        WHEREAS,  The  passing  of  Beatrice  K.  Pounian will be
30    deeply felt by all who knew and  loved  her,  especially  her
31    husband,  Charles  "Arch"  Pounian; her daughter, Lynn (Larz)
 
                            -2-               LRB9217014RHrhA
 1    Anderson; her son, Steven Pounian; and her  sisters,  Theresa
 2    (Harry) Kelch and Veronica (Eric) Errichson; therefore, be it

 3        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 4    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 5    we mourn, along with all who knew her, the death of  Beatrice
 6    K. Pounian of Chicago; and be it further

 7        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 8    presented to the family  of  Beatrice  K.  Pounian  with  our
 9    sincere condolences.

[ Top ]