HR0846 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Frank and Cynthia Moscowitz on the occasion of their 80th birthdays and their 57th wedding anniversary; and

WHEREAS, Frank Moscowitz was born on February 14, 1930, in Chicago; he attended Chicago Public Schools and graduated from Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim in Brooklyn, New York and Roosevelt University in Chicago; he served his country with pride and distinction as a member of the United States Armed Forces in Germany from 1947 to 1948; and

WHEREAS, Cynthia Moscowitz was born on November 18, 1929, in Chicago; she attended Chicago Public Schools and graduated from Purdue University; she served her country with pride and distinction as a member of the United States Armed Forces in Germany from 1947 to 1948; and

WHEREAS, Frank and Cynthia Moscowitz have both had long and distinguished careers in education; Frank served as a teacher at Boone School in Chicago from 1952 to 1969 and as a Hebrew teacher at Congregation Agudas Chabad, Congregation Mishne Ugumorah, and Congregation Bnei Ruven from 1952 to 1968; he also served as principal of Gershwin School from 1969 to 1988 and as Principal of Secular Studies at HTC Yeshiva High School from 1968 to 1974; Cynthia served as a teacher in the Chicago Public School system from 1951 to 1954 and at Chase School from 1970 to 1994; and

WHEREAS, Frank and Cynthia Moscowitz has been members of numerous community organizations; Frank is a member of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association, the National Association of School Administrators, the Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, and the Hapoel Hamizrachi of Chicago; Cynthia has been a member of Neshei Chabad, the Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, and the Hapoel Hamizrachi of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Frank and Cynthia Moscowitz are the parents of 4 sons, the grandparents of 28, and the great-grandparents of 32; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Frank and Cynthia Moscowitz on the occasion of their 80th birthdays and their 57th wedding anniversary and wish them happiness and good health in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Frank and Cynthia Moscowitz as a symbol of our esteem and respect.