Full Text of SR2587 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 Lena "Lee" Gruebel of Boca Raton, | 4 | | Florida, who passed away on March 1, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lena Gruebel was born in New York City to Jules | 6 | | and Tillie Jacobson on September 23, 1918; she married Solomon | 7 | | Gruebel in 1945; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lena Gruebel worked as an editor for three | 9 | | scientific medical journals published in New York City; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lena Gruebel served as President of the Parent | 11 | | Teacher Association at Public School 94 in New York City; she | 12 | | was a Girl Scout troop leader, President of ORT America | 13 | | chapters in The Bronx, Queens, and Boca Raton, and President of | 14 | | Hadassah chapters in The Bronx and Boca Raton; she was a member | 15 | | of The Bronx school board and President of the Board of B-G | 16 | | Girls, which provided Christmas gifts for a nearby orphanage; | 17 | | she served on the boards of countless other non-profit | 18 | | organizations; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Lena Gruebel enjoyed crossword puzzles and | 20 | | multiple word seek and variety word puzzle books weekly; she | 21 | | wrote speeches for presentations to various organizations, |
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| 1 | | delivered impromptu speeches, and made sure a dictionary was | 2 | | available and used daily by her children; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lena Gruebel was preceded in death by her husband | 4 | | of 56 years, Solomon; her brother, Lou; her sister, Sarah; and | 5 | | her daughter, Eileen Breier; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lena Gruebel is survived by her son, Jerold | 7 | | (Paula); eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and | 8 | | her brother, Harry Jacobson; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Lena "Lee" Gruebel, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Lena Gruebel as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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