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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Robert M. Unger 
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upon his 64 years of continual service to the dental profession 
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and to the oral health needs of the citizens of Illinois; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Robert M. Unger was born to immigrant parents 
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in Chicago's Fueller Park neighborhood; he graduated from De La 
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Salle Institute in 1941; he attended Loyola University and 
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received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from its Chicago College 
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of Dental Surgery in 1946; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Upon completion of his military service he 
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established a dental practice on the southwest side of Chicago, 
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serving his patients for over sixty years; Dr. Robert M. Unger 
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has been married to his wife, Dorothy, for 61 years, and 
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together they raised seven children in the Garfield Park 
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neighborhood of Chicago; he has been an active member in the 
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St. Jane de Chantal Parish where he has served as an usher, 
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lector, and as a member of numerous committees since 1956; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Robert M. Unger was instrumental in the 
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fluoridation of the water supply in the State and the City of 
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Chicago; he served in the Chicago Department of Health; and he 
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provided free dental care to the students of the Lt. Joseph P. 
 


 






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Kennedy, Jr., School for the Mentally Challenged; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Robert M. Unger has served as an officer of 
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the Englewood Branch of the Chicago Dental Society and as its 
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President in 1964; he went on to serve as the Councilman of the 
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Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS), becoming an officer and 
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serving as the President of the Illinois State Dental Society 
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from 1972 to 1973; his devotion to the dental profession 
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continued by his serving as the second Vice President of the 
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American Dental Association from 1973 to 1974; and as the 8th 
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District Trustee of the American Dental Association from 1980 
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to 1986; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Robert M. Unger's appreciation of the 
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political process was instrumental in the formation of the 
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Legislative Interest Committee of Illinois Dentist (LICID); in 
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the early 1960s he traveled around the State of Illinois for 
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over two years convincing fellow dentists of the need to be an 
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active part in the political process; he was a long-term board 
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member of LICID and the ISDS Governmental Affairs Committee; he 
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is very proud to see LICID grow and transform into DENT-IL-PAC, 
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the leading voice in the promotion and protection of the oral 
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health of the citizens of Illinois; on the national level he 
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has served as a member of the American Dental Associations 
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Council on Governmental Affairs and as a member of the American 
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Dental Political Action Committees; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Upon his retirement from private practice in 2007, 
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Dr. Robert M. Unger remains active in organized dentistry and 
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continues to serve as a mentor to many inside and outside the 
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profession of dentistry; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Dr. Robert M. Unger for his lifetime of continual 
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service to the profession of dentistry and the citizens of the 
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State of Illinois; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dr. Robert M. Unger as a symbol of our respect and 
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esteem.