Full Text of SR2047 99th 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 Muriel Claire Kotchever Schnierow, who | 4 | | passed away on April 24, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Muriel was born on February 1, 1928 in Rogers | 6 | | Park; her parents were Saul and Estelle Kotchever; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Muriel attended Sullivan High School and the | 8 | | University of Wisconsin; she subsequently moved to Oak Park, | 9 | | where she spent 20 years as a successful real estate broker and | 10 | | was the first woman to sell commercial real estate in Oak Park; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Muriel was an accomplished singer and pianist; she | 13 | | sang with the Oak Park River Forest Symphony Chorus in | 14 | | cathedrals all over Europe and worked with the Nineteenth | 15 | | Century Club, involving herself in their music program as well | 16 | | as mentoring many young aspiring musicians; she was also a | 17 | | member of and donor to Unity Church; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Later in her life, Muriel became a political | 19 | | activist and consultant with the progressive faction of the | 20 | | Democratic Party; she was called a "key supporter" of New York | 21 | | Senator, Charles Schumer's successful 2006 campaign and worked |
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| 1 | | tirelessly on the presidential campaigns of President Barack | 2 | | Obama in 2008 and 2012; she most recently became an | 3 | | enthusiastic supporter of the presidential campaign of Senator | 4 | | Bernie Sanders; she also lobbied Vice President Joe Biden and | 5 | | other Democrats to focus their time and energy on legislation | 6 | | to combat domestic violence, child abuse, and protecting the | 7 | | most vulnerable; she was known as fearless, persuasive, and | 8 | | passionate about her causes and tried to build coalitions and | 9 | | grow partnerships in support of change; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, During her final illness, Muriel was a generous | 11 | | donor to charities and political organizations like Amnesty | 12 | | International and MoveOn.org; she left a posthumous donation to | 13 | | the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Muriel was preceded in death by her husband, | 15 | | Gerson; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Muriel is survived by her daughter Nancy; her son, | 17 | | Neil; her stepdaughters, Laurie and Beth; her daughter-in-law, | 18 | | Karen; her two grandchildren, Dean and Niko; and her cousin, | 19 | | Gloria; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Muriel Claire |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Muriel Schnierow as an expression of | 4 | | our sympathy.
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