Full Text of SR1736 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Florence "Flaurie" Berman, who passed | 4 | | away on May 1, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Florence Berman grew up in a two-flat at Lawrence | 6 | | and Kimball in Albany Park; she was Florence Miska of the Miska | 7 | | Liquors family, operators of beverage stores and taverns; she | 8 | | graduated from Northwestern University and married her Von | 9 | | Steuben High School sweetheart and prom date, Maurie Berman, in | 10 | | 1947; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Florence Berman began teaching school in Chicago | 12 | | while her husband attended Northwestern University on the G.I. | 13 | | Bill to study accounting; he suggested that they earn | 14 | | additional income by opening a hot dog business from May to | 15 | | October, so they rented a 50-foot lot near the local swimming | 16 | | pool and built a small building; her husband designed the | 17 | | distinctive structure topped with 12-foot winking hot dog | 18 | | sculptures, and he named the business Superdawg after the | 19 | | Superman comics of the 1940s; the couple opened the drive-in on | 20 | | the Northwest side in May of 1948, and years later, they opened | 21 | | a second location in Wheeling in 2010; what was supposed to be | 22 | | a temporary business became a local landmark; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, For nearly 70 years, Florence Berman worked | 2 | | alongside and supported her husband and best friend as they | 3 | | built a business and a family; she was the first Superdawg | 4 | | carhop, and she became a true mentor to many of the other | 5 | | carhops, who looked closely to her for advice, opinions, and | 6 | | help with their own lives; together, she and her husband were | 7 | | mindful of the importance of pleasing customers and working | 8 | | hard; she dined at Superdawg at least once a week and felt very | 9 | | lucky to have her close-knit, supportive family; today, the | 10 | | restaurant is run by the family's third generation; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Florence Berman was preceded in death by her | 12 | | parents, Abe and Edna Miska, and her husband, Maurie; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Florence Berman is survived by her daughter, Lisa | 14 | | Drucker; her sons, Myles and Scott Berman; her seven | 15 | | grandchildren; her great-grandchild; and her many nieces, | 16 | | nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Florence "Flaurie" Berman and extend our sincere condolences to | 20 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 21 | | further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Florence Berman as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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