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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Robert Michael Buhai of Highland Park,
4 who passed away on December 27, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Robert Michael Buhai was the Past President Z.B.T.
6 at the University of Illinois, and the Past President of Buhai
7 Manufacturing Company; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He was the Mayor of Highland Park from 1975 to
9 1987; he served as a councilman from 1971 to 1975; he also
10 served on the city's Business and Economic Development
11 Commission from 1987 to 2007; and
 
12     WHEREAS, After serving as Mayor, he was elected to the Lake
13 County Board, serving from 1990 to 2002; he also served on the
14 Board's Financial and Administration Committee and was elected
15 by his fellow board members to serve as president of the Forest
16 Preserve Board from 1996 to 1998; He is remembered for his
17 devotion to public service and advocacy for seniors and youth;
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mr. Buhai had a lifelong love of sports, and was a
20 diehard Chicago Cubs, Bears, and Bulls fan; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Robert Michael Buhai is survived by his loving
2 wife, Ruth (nee Hirschfield); his children, Betsy (Charles)
3 Zeifman, Barbara Buhai (Stephen Katz), and Liz (George)
4 Buhai-Jacobus; his grandchildren, Rebecca, Coby, and Amy
5 Zeifman, Nate and Lily Katz, and Sarah and Samantha
6 Buhai-Jacobus; and his sister, Nancy Gray; he was preceded in
7 death by his sister, Susan Beslow; and his brothers-in-law,
8 George Beslow and Stanley Gray; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
10 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
11 his family, friends, and the community of Highland Park, the
12 passing of Robert Michael Buhai; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to the family of Robert Michael Buhai as a symbol of
15 our sincere sympathy.