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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr.
4Michael Stablein of Chicago, who passed away on November 14,
52010; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dr. Michael J. Stablein, DDS, PhD, served as
7president of the Chicago Dental Society; Dr. Stablein was an
8active member of organized dentistry since his graduation from
9the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry in
101978; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dr. Stablein was elected treasurer of the Chicago
12Dental Society in 2006, and rose through the offices; his term
13as president began January 1, 2010; leading up to his years
14with the Board of Directors, Dr. Stablein held all offices in
15the West Side Branch, culminating in the presidency in
161992-1993 and a three-year term as Branch Director, from 1997
17to 1999; and
 
18    WHEREAS, He served on the Chicago Dental Society's Access
19to Care, Mediation and Membership committees for several years
20before turning his attention to the Midwinter Meeting; he
21ultimately served as General Chair of the 139th Midwinter
22Meeting 2004; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dr. Stablein was also an accomplished scholar; he
2had a certificate in periodontics and a doctorate in pathology
3from the University of Illinois-Chicago; he published several
4journal articles, and co-authored a chapter in The Histology of
5the Oral Mucosa; he was an instructor in periodontics and
6pathology at the University of Illinois-Chicago Medical Center
7from 1978 to 1987 and was a member of the University of
8Illinois at Chicago Dental Alumni Association Board of
9Directors; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dr. Stablein was most proud of his family; he is
11survived by his wife, Dr. M. Caroline Scholtz; and their four
12children: Michael, Gabriela, Andrew, and Amelia; therefore, be
13it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr.
17Michael Stablein; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the family of Dr. Michael Stablein as a symbol of
20our sincere sympathy.