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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Fred Fishman, who passed away on February
4 27, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Fred Fishman grew up in Chicago and Skokie, where
6 he was a grade school yo-yo champion and played league baseball
7 in grade school through college; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Fred Fishman attended medical school at the
9 University of New South Wales in Australia and came home to
10 Chicago to train in emergency medicine at Illinois Masonic
11 Hospital, where he met the love of his life, Maryanne; they
12 married in 1977 and moved to River Forest in 1979, where they
13 started their family; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Fred Fishman was a best friend to his daughters,
15 Lauren and Bryce, and would comment that the three of them all
16 grew up together; he loved and was proud of his son-in-law,
17 Brian; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Fred Fishman was known as the "Rock Doc", because
19 he was often called on to treat rock stars performing in
20 Chicago; for the past 15 years, he had a special connection
21 with his dog, Pads, and believed that she had evolved further

 

 

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1 than the average dog; he had the ability find the fun in
2 anything, which made people gravitate to him; he was widely
3 known for singing "Mustang Sally", his signature song, at any
4 social event, and his friends would wait for the opportunity to
5 sing or dance back up; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Fred Fishman was a lifelong Cubs fan; he had the
7 honor of throwing out the first pitch at Wrigley Field in 2006;
8 he also loved to play golf, for the sport and the company, and
9 played regardless of the weather; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Fred Fishman was the adored husband of Maryanne
11 Fishman; the doting father of Lauren Sofia (Brian) Behan and
12 Bryce Anne Fishman; the cherished brother to Patti (Steven)
13 Helfand and Esther Fishman; the dear son of the late Louise and
14 Nathan Fishman; and the fond uncle and friend to everyone he
15 met; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
18 his family and friends, the passing of Fred Fishman; and be it
19 further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to the family of Fred Fishman as an expression of our
22 sympathy.