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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. David
4 S. Fox of Chicago on April 5, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on March 13, 1922 in Chicago; he
6 graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1938; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He continued in the family tradition by attending
8 Haverford College, his mother having "enrolled" him at the
9 tender age of five; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He was encouraged, as were his brothers before
11 him, to write letters home that his parents kept for a record
12 of his college experiences; he and his wife, in turn,
13 encouraged their children to do the same; although their
14 children sent very few letters, they did stay in touch through
15 plenty of calls which resulted in exceedingly high telephone
16 bills; and
 
17     WHEREAS, After graduating from Haverford, Dr. Fox earned
18 his medical degree from the University of Chicago; and
 
19     WHEREAS, He served his medical internship in the United
20 States Navy, serving at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Newport,

 

 

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1 Rhode Island, before entering World War II; during the war, he
2 served as a physician aboard troop transport ships from the
3 West Coast to the Pacific Theater; and
 
4     WHEREAS, After World War II, Dr. Fox established a surgical
5 practice in Hyde park at Woodlawn Hospital in 1949; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was president of the Illinois Medical Society
7 from 1978 to 1979; president of the Chicago Medical Society
8 from 1975 to 1976; and was medical director and director of
9 medical education from 1979 to 1986 at Woodlawn Hospital; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He also had general surgery practices at Bethany
11 and Hyde Park Hospitals from 1986 until 1995; he was vice
12 president and medical director of Medical Cost Management
13 Corporation, providing services and programs for health care
14 plans; he served as chairman of the State medical practice
15 examining committee of the Illinois Department of Registration
16 and Education from 1981 to 1986; and he was a past director of
17 the Illinois Foundation for Medical Review; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Dr. Fox is remembered as a kind man who cared
19 about his patients, treating their medical symptoms in the
20 context of the whole person; he had an easy and comfortable way
21 about him that showed he truly enjoyed his colleagues, his
22 friends, and his patients; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Dr. Fox was preceded in death by his wife, Mollie
2 (nee Kelly) and his daughter, Stephanie; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Dr. David S. Fox is survived by his sons, Andrew
4 (Patricia), David Jr. (Janet), Brian (Jan), Dr. John (Monica),
5 and Paul (Nancy); his ten grandchildren; his great-grandchild;
6 and his son-in-law, Dr. Thomas Ward; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 mourn, along with his family, friends, and people whose lives
10 he touched throughout the years, the passing of Dr. David S.
11 Fox; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of Dr. David S. Fox as a symbol of our
14 sincere sympathy and esteem.