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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Shirley E. Fish of Joliet; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Shirley Fish was a lifelong contributor to her
5 hometown community of Joliet through various charitable works
6 for the Joliet Jewish Congregation and the Holocaust Education
7 Program in area schools; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Shirley Fish was a voracious reader and a
9 passionate thinker; at the age of 82, she enrolled in a
10 doctoral program at the Spertus College of Judaica Studies; she
11 and her husband visited over 70 countries; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Shirley Fish was the beloved daughter of the late
13 Sophie Shaler; the sister of the late Martin Aronowitz; the
14 best friend and wife of Louis; the devoted and involved mother
15 of Raymond (Andi) Fish, Paul (Tessy) Fish, Elaine (Michael)
16 Janks, Ronald (Linda) Fish, and Deborah Hill; the adored
17 grandmother of Brad Fish, Lisa (Randall) Roddy, Ryan (Kim)
18 Smith, David (Dana) Fish, Isaac, Aarlo, Hugh, and Avery Stone
19 Fish, and Jacob Hill; and the loving great-grandmother of
20 Taison and Hudson Roddy, Ben, Abby and Nate Fish, and Natalie
21 and Nicky Smith; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Shirley Fish will be remembered by all who knew
2 and loved her for her warmth, generosity of spirit, piercing
3 intellect, and interest in the well-being of other people;
4 therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
7 her family and friends, the passing of Shirley E. Fish; and be
8 it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Shirley Fish as an expression of our
11 sympathy.