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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Sol 
4Tannebaum; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Sol Tannebaum was a first-generation American who 
6proudly served in the United States Navy during World War II; 
7and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Sol Tannebaum returned to Illinois to attend the 
9Illinois College of Optometry, receiving his O.D. degree in 
101948; he subsequently began a 40-year career as an optometrist 
11in Olympia Fields; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Sol Tannebaum was committed not only to the health 
13and well-being of the community he called home, but to the 
14world at large, volunteering on 16 mission trips to provide eye 
15care to the poor in third world countries, serving as a 
16visiting professor at the European College of Optometry, and 
17participating in cooperative eye care programs in the Dominican 
18Republic and China; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Sol Tannebaum loved his home communities of Park 
20Ridge and Olympia Fields and was a beloved member of the South 
21Suburban community; he was known for his regular column in the 
 
 
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1Park Forest Recorder; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Sol Tannebaum will also be remembered as a devoted 
3husband, caring father, and loving grandfather by his wife, 
4Marilynn; his son, Dr. Ross Tannebaum; his daughter, Lisa 
5Tannebaum Brownstein; his son-in-law, Donald Brownstein; and 
6his grandchildren, Alex, Andrew, Chase, and Blake; therefore, 
7be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
9NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
10we, along with his family and friends, honor and mourn the 
11passing of Dr. Sol Tannebaum; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Dr. Sol Tannebaum as a symbol of our 
14deep appreciation of his service to his country and his 
15community.