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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Howard Kaplan, who passed away on June 
419, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Howard Kaplan was a native Chicagoan who grew up 
6in a conservative Jewish working-class family in East Rogers 
7Park; he met his future wife while he was a student at Sullivan 
8High School and she was attending Senn High School; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Howard Kaplan was employed as an attorney, a 
10certified public accountant, and a real estate developer; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Howard Kaplan was a business leader and a Jewish 
12community activist who held important posts in local, national, 
13and international Jewish and civic organizations for many 
14decades; he served as chairman of the Board of Governors of 
15Israel Bonds' Midwest office; he was a board member of the 
16Israel Bonds national organization for more than 15 years; he 
17served as the 1996 general campaign chairman for the Jewish 
18United Fund; he was a past chairperson of the Jewish Community 
19Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan 
20Chicago; he served as president of Hadassah Associates; he was 
21a member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for 
22Israel; he was also a past president of Northwest Suburban 
 
 
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1Jewish Congregation, a trustee of Hebrew University, and chair 
2of the Cook County Crime Commission; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Howard Kaplan is survived by his wife, Marlene; 
4his children, Audra Kaplan Spellberg, Rhonda Katz, Bennett 
5Kaplan, and Patrick Kaplan; his grandchildren, Emile, Ruby, 
6Breit, Ali, Leah, Golda, Shaina, Joseph, David, Helen, Aviva, 
7and Nathan; his sisters, Phyllis Shapps and Carole Kaplan; and 
8his sister-in-law, Ilene Strauss; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Howard Kaplan will be remembered fondly by all who 
10knew and loved him as a loving and devoted father and 
11grandfather, whose kindness and dedication to his Jewish 
12heritage served as an inspiration to all; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
15his family and friends, the passing of Howard Kaplan; and be it 
16further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Howard Kaplan as an expression of 
19our sympathy.