Full Text of SR0654 101st 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 Janet L. (Leff) Bernstein of Highland | 4 | | Park, who passed away on August 10, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Janet Bernstein moved to Highland Park in 1964 | 6 | | with her husband, Bob; she volunteered in her children's | 7 | | schools, where she brought the curriculum to life; when | 8 | | students studied China in their social studies unit, she cooked | 9 | | a Chinese feast with all of the delicacies of the Mandarin | 10 | | region; affectionately known as Mrs. B, she sewed costumes for | 11 | | school plays and taught students to quilt; as her children | 12 | | grew, she donated her time to Highland Park High School, where | 13 | | she helped to raise money for the Highland Park School Giants | 14 | | Club, formerly known as the Dad's Club, and supported her | 15 | | husband's presidency of the organization; she was a confidant, | 16 | | advisor and role model to many children in the community; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Janet Bernstein devoted much of her adult life to | 18 | | the advancement of charitable, community, and civic activities | 19 | | in Highland Park; she was a founding member of the Park | 20 | | District Senior Advising Committee and assisted with the | 21 | | establishment of the Stupey Log Cabin Museum and the Park | 22 | | District's Community Gardens; an active member of the Highland | 23 | | Park Senior Center, she advocated for senior services and |
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| 1 | | programming; she was a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) | 2 | | volunteer and served on the District 113 caucus for many years; | 3 | | she served as a lead organizer of the Martin Luther King Day of | 4 | | Service, which grew from 150 to 1600 participants under her | 5 | | leadership; she served as Chairwoman of the City's Human | 6 | | Relations Commission; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Janet Bernstein received the 2019 City of Highland | 8 | | Park Humanitarian Award for her service to the Highland Park | 9 | | community and her selfless efforts and sustained giving, which | 10 | | made a significant contribution to changing lives in the | 11 | | community; her passion for service influenced many others to | 12 | | donate their time and energy to help make Highland Park a | 13 | | better place to live; she led by example and demonstrated the | 14 | | highest moral and ethical conduct; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Janet Bernstein was the beloved wife of the late | 16 | | Robert A. Bernstein and the late Marvin S. Levinson, the loving | 17 | | mother of Michael (Rebecca Miller) Bernstein, Cookie (Joel) | 18 | | Walner, Cal (Julie) Bernstein, Ron (Susan) Bernstein, Joni | 19 | | (Bruce) Friedman, and Sherri (Mitch) Padnos, the adored | 20 | | grandmother of Lauren, Mark, Marni (Chris), Amanda (Ryan), | 21 | | Joey, Molly, Jason, Nikki, David, Danny, Benji, Abby, Katie, | 22 | | and the late Kenny, the cherished great-grandmother of Jemma, | 23 | | Ian, Isaac, and Lincoln, the dear sister of Muriel (the late | 24 | | Sidney) Fohrman and Jewel (Sheldon) Schaps, and the treasured |
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| 1 | | aunt, friend,and second mom to many; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Janet L. (Leff) Bernstein and extend our sincere condolences to | 5 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Janet Bernstein as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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