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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Harriet Hausman, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | November 7, 2023; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman was a lifetime resident of | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois and a committed member of the Oak Park and River | ||||||
| 7 | Forest Community; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman lived an exemplary life devoted | ||||||
| 9 | to fairness, equality, and respect for human rights, long | ||||||
| 10 | recognizing the role that each of us has in making those goals | ||||||
| 11 | a reality in our lives and our community; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman was a prodigious writer, sharing | ||||||
| 13 | her views in local papers on a range of issues, including | ||||||
| 14 | racial equality, reproductive rights, voting rights and LGBTQ+ | ||||||
| 15 | rights, publishing her final submission to the Wednesday | ||||||
| 16 | Journal just days before her death; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman was an active member of the Oak | ||||||
| 18 | Park Temple, where she regularly organized educational events | ||||||
| 19 | that focused on the need for understanding, tolerance, and | ||||||
| 20 | respect for the rights of others; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman was a longtime member of the | ||||||
| 2 | American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, having joined the | ||||||
| 3 | ACLU as a high school student, and served as a longtime member | ||||||
| 4 | of the board of directors for the organization; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman and her husband, Marty, showed a | ||||||
| 6 | particular commitment to the principle of free speech after | ||||||
| 7 | the ACLU defended the rights of neo-Nazis to march in Skokie in | ||||||
| 8 | the 1970s, traveling to synagogues across the area to listen | ||||||
| 9 | to and address the concerns of Jewish residents across | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman continued throughout her life to | ||||||
| 12 | inspire love, admiration, and dedication among the many who | ||||||
| 13 | came to know and appreciate her unrelenting, unwavering | ||||||
| 14 | commitment to building bridges and advancing basic rights; | ||||||
| 15 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Harriet Hausman and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 19 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 20 | further | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, That we celebrate the life of Harriet Hausman | ||||||
| 22 | and express gratitude for the many contributions she made to | ||||||
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| 1 | her community in Illinois; and be it further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of Harriet Hausman as an expression of | ||||||
| 4 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||