Full Text of SR2181 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 Rabbi Barry N. Robinson of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on September 12, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Robinson served as a computer programmer, an | 6 | | adjunct professor at Northwestern University, and a Daf Yomi | 7 | | teacher; his encyclopedic breadth of understanding of Torah and | 8 | | Talmud, coupled with his depth of knowledge in general studies | 9 | | and clever ways of bringing energy into the classroom, inspired | 10 | | his students and helped him relate to them in ways other | 11 | | teachers did not; even through surgeries and illnesses, he | 12 | | continued to teach and inspire and never let anything get in | 13 | | the way of his students' learning; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Robinson served as a teacher, mentor, | 15 | | advisor, and friend; he often came to class with Dunkin' Donuts | 16 | | or gave someone his credit card to pay for food for the whole | 17 | | class; his warmth, smile, sense of humor, and wit drew people | 18 | | to him; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rabbi Robinson was the loving husband of Susan N. | 20 | | (Nathan) Robinson, the loving father of Miriam (the late Neal) | 21 | | Stein, Rabbi NeChamia (Miriam) Robinson, Aliza (Rabbi Yakov) | 22 | | Nadav, Rabbi Yakov (Azara) Robinson, and Rabbi Yehoshua |
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| 1 | | (Danielle) Robinson, and the dear grandfather and | 2 | | great-grandfather of many; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Rabbi Barry N. Robinson and extend our sincere condolences to | 6 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Rabbi Robinson as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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