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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Marvin Gerstein of Urbana, who passed
4away on February 17, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein was born to Abe and Ida (Glass)
6Gerstein in Chicago on February 27, 1940; he earned a degree in
7accounting from the University of Illinois and then attended
8law school at DePaul; after graduating, Marvin Gerstein joined
9the Peace Corps, living in Panama, and then returned to
10Chicago, where he worked as a criminal-defense and legal-aid
11lawyer; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein moved to Champaign-Urbana to lead
13the University of Illinois's student legal services program;
14there, he opened his own law firm, building a reputation as a
15solid lawyer who zealously represented his clients; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein was a member of the Illinois Bar
17Association and was a past chancellor commander of the Knights
18of Pythias; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein was a published poet; he spent his
20life fighting for justice and inspired a wide range of
21reactions on his approach to life; he will be remembered for

 

 

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1his colorful, combative, comic, and sometimes self-defeating
2style; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein is survived by his brother, Ronald
4(Joy) Gerstein; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7Marvin Gerstein and extend our sincere condolences to his
8family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Marvin Gerstein as an expression of
12our deepest sympathy.