Bill Text: IL HR0077 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Sam Minkus of Chicago on his 100th birthday, March 9, 2009.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0077 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0077-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Sam Minkus of | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago on the occasion of his 100th birthday, March 9, 2009; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, He was born March 9, 1909 in Zhitomer, Russia and | ||||||
| 7 | emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada in 1914; he came to Chicago in | ||||||
| 8 | 1920; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, He married Lillian Wein of Chicago in 1942; he was | ||||||
| 10 | a Private First Class in the United States Army, stationed in | ||||||
| 11 | El Paso,
Texas and Orlando, Florida during World War II; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, He taught Lightweight and Welterweight Champion | ||||||
| 13 | Barney Ross how to
fight; he refereed boxing matches at the | ||||||
| 14 | Chicago YMCA and Chicago Catholic League
basketball games when | ||||||
| 15 | legendary DePaul Blue Demon basketball coach Ray Meyer played; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, He sold venetian blinds and opened up a small | ||||||
| 18 | factory on the
near north side of Chicago; he worked in the | ||||||
| 19 | luggage industry at Singer Better Built
Luggage and later | ||||||
| 20 | became the plant manager for Everwear Incorporated, the
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| 21 | manufacturer of the original Trav-L-Bar from 1957 until 1984, | ||||||
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| 1 | when he
retired at
the age of 75; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, He has lived on Winthrop Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, | ||||||
| 3 | and Winston Towers on
Kedzie Avenue in Chicago; he was an | ||||||
| 4 | active member of Congregation B�nai Zion in
Chicago; he played | ||||||
| 5 | golf until he was 90 and drove until he was 94; he will | ||||||
| 6 | celebrate with his children,
Paul and Sherry Minkus
and Loren | ||||||
| 7 | and Gayle Minkus; his grandchildren, Michelle, Jamie, Ellie, | ||||||
| 8 | and Aaron; and his great-grandchildren,
Lilly
and Lilah; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | congratulate Sam Minkus on his centennial birthday celebration | ||||||
| 13 | and wish him good health and fortune for the future; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Sam Minkus as a symbol of our profound respect and | ||||||
| 17 | esteem.
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