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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Dr. Richard Rovner of Chicago, who passed
4 away on November 27, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born in Niagara Falls, New York on
6 September 28, 1931, to the late Dr. Beril and Ruby Rovner; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He served for 35 years as an Associate Professor
8 of Neurology at Northwestern University Medical School and
9 taught neurology at Northwestern and The Rehabilitation
10 Institute of Chicago, where he was Chief of Staff from 1972 to
11 1974; Dr. Rovner was Associate Professor of Neurology at Rush
12 University Medical School from 1999 to July 2009, and at the
13 time of his passing was Professor Emeritus; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Dr. Rovner was a co-founder and board member of
15 the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Dr. Rovner was cherished by legions of patients;
17 and
 
18     WHEREAS, Dr. Richard N. Rovner was the adored husband of
19 Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner; the beloved father of Maxwell; the
20 loving brother of Barbara Flaxman (Harry); the brother-in-law

 

 

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1 of Ellis (Bonnie); the fond uncle to two nieces and two
2 nephews; and the devoted owner of Jack the cat; therefore, be
3 it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
6 his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Richard Rovner; and
7 be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Dr. Richard Rovner as a symbol of
10 our sincere sympathy.