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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Sam Alschuler of Aurora on
4 Sunday, July 2, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on June 16, 1913, in Aurora to
6 Benjamin P. and Lillian Alschuler; he graduated from East
7 Aurora High School and began working as an attorney for the
8 Alschuler, Funkey, Loats, and Pilmer law firm after graduating
9 from the University of Chicago Law School in 1935 at the age of
10 21; and
 
11     WHEREAS, His family was a key part in the development of
12 Aurora for almost 150 years, going back to 1858, when his
13 grandfather and grandmother immigrated from Germany; his
14 family was intertwined with the legal, political, business, and
15 social fabric of the city, playing a key role in the cities'
16 development from the original building of Stolp Island to the
17 construction of the Fox Valley Center; and
 
18     WHEREAS, He retired in the late 1990s after practicing law
19 for more than 60 years, making it the first time since 1879
20 that a family member was not a partner at the law firm; and
 
21     WHEREAS, He held numerous posts within his community,
22 including corporation counsel for the city of Aurora, president
23 of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the Community Chest,
24 and was a 25-year member of the Planning Commission; he was a
25 member of the Copley Memorial Hospital Board from 1940 to 1990;
26 he was president of the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center for
27 southern Kane, Kendall, and Dekalb counties from 1945 to 1952
28 and director from 1943 to 1990; he was a member of the Rotary
29 Club of Aurora from 1962 until his death and served as
30 president in 1970-71; he was a member of the American Legion
31 and served in the United States Army in 1945; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The passing of Sam Alschuler has been deeply felt
2 by many; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
5 Sam Alschuler, and we extend our sincere condolences to his
6 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
7 further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
10 sympathy.