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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Ernest Hauser, who passed away on October
430, 2019 at the age of 89; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ernest Hauser was a second-generation native of
6Oak Park, born to Esther and Ernest A. Hauser in May 1930; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Ernest Hauser attended Hatch Elementary School
8and Oak Park and River Forest High School; he was a member of
9the ROTC while he attended the University of Illinois
10Urbana-Champaign; and
 
11    WHEREAS, After graduation, Ernest Hauser followed in his
12father's shoes and joined the U.S. Army; he completed Ranger
13School and Company Grade Officers Courses and served during the
14Korean War as a rifle company commander, training officer, and
15property officer; he was honorably discharged in 1955 with the
16rank of first lieutenant; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Ernest Hauser moved back to Oak Park; he married
18Pauline, had two daughters, and started his career; he was the
19personnel director for many companies in Chicago; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Ernest Hauser was passionate about judo, which he

 

 

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1had been practicing since his 20s; he competed both nationally
2and locally, earning his fifth degree black belt in 1992; for
3nearly four decades, he taught judo at the Oak Park YMCA, the
4Lattof YMCA of Metro Chicago, and the Tohkon Judo Academy; he
5was a member of the Chicago Judo Black Belt Association; he
6retired from the sport in 2006; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Ernest Hauser moved to Elmwood Park in the
8mid-1990s after his divorce and retirement; he was often seen
9cycling around Oak Park and participating in the Oak Park
10Township Senior Lunch Program; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Ernest Hauser enjoyed an active retirement with
12his longtime companion, Pam Schultz; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Ernest Hauser was preceded in death by his sister,
14Mary Davidson; her husband, Stirling; and their children, Diana
15and Steven; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Ernest Hauser is survived by his daughters, Karen
17(John Hammetter) and Barb; Pam Schultz; his former wife,
18Pauline; and his great-niece, Susan Anderson; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
21Ernest Hauser and extend our sincere condolences to his family,

 

 

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1friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the family of Ernest Hauser as an expression of
4our deepest sympathy.