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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  deeply  saddened  to  learn  of  the death of
 4    Seymour Ronen of Northbrook on Wednesday, September 3,  2003;
 5    and

 6        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Ronen was born in Chicago to Ben and Jenny
 7    Ronen; he grew up on the West Side, where his  father  had  a
 8    small  Royal  Blue  grocery  store;  he  graduated from Crane
 9    Technical High School; and

10        WHEREAS, Mr. Ronen valiantly served his  country  in  the
11    U.S.  Army as a member of the Signal Corps in the Philippines
12    and New Guinea; and

13        WHEREAS, Mr. Ronen married Cecile Silverman in 1943 in  a
14    ceremony at Fort Crowder, Missouri; and

15        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Ronen began his career selling table pads;
16    he went on to work for Triangle Products, where  he  rose  to
17    become  general  manager  of  the company; he started his own
18    company, Ronen Products, in Elkhart,  Indiana,  the  national
19    center of the mobile home industry; and

20        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Ronen enjoyed playing golf and was an avid
21    follower of the Cubs; he will be remembered for his sense  of
22    humor and strong ethical sense; and

23        WHEREAS,  The  passing  of  Seymour Ronen has been deeply
24    felt by many, especially his  wife,  Cecile;  his  daughters,
25    State  Senator  Carol  Ronen and Rozanne Ronen; his grandson,
26    Cory Verblen; his son-in-law, Tom Mohorek; his  sister,  Bess
27    (the   late  Milton)  Cohen;  and  his  many  sisters-in-law,
28    cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it

29        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
30    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
 
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 1    of Mr. Seymour Ronen, and we extend our sincerest condolences
 2    to his friends, family, and all who knew and loved  him;  and
 3    be it further

 4        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 5    presented to the family of Seymour Ronen as an expression  of
 6    our deepest sympathy during their time of bereavement.