Bill Text: IL SR0043 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Daniel J. Edelman of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0043 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0043-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | ||||||
3 | saddened to learn of the death of Daniel Joseph Edelman of | ||||||
4 | Chicago; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Daniel Edelman was born in Manhattan in New York | ||||||
6 | City on July 3, 1920, to Selig and Selma Edelman; he graduated | ||||||
7 | from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and from Columbia | ||||||
8 | University in 1940; he spent time as a sports reporter and | ||||||
9 | served in the U.S. Army during World War II; after the war, he | ||||||
10 | was a night reporter for CBS in New York and worked as a | ||||||
11 | publicist for Musicraft Records; he married Ruth Ann Rozumoff; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | WHEREAS, By 1947, Daniel Edelman was living in Chicago; he | ||||||
14 | was the founder and chairman of one of the largest public | ||||||
15 | relations firms in the world and a groundbreaker in the field; | ||||||
16 | he began his company in a small office in Chicago in 1952 and | ||||||
17 | it has grown to include 63 offices in 26 countries, with more | ||||||
18 | than 4,600 employees; and
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19 | WHEREAS, His company has helped build such well-known | ||||||
20 | brands as Sara Lee, KFC, Microsoft, Pfizer, General Electric, | ||||||
21 | Wal-Mart Stores, Abbott Laboratories, Samsung, Royal Dutch | ||||||
22 | Shell, Kraft, Johnson & Johnson, and Unilever; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Daniel Edelman is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann; | ||||||
2 | his sons, John and Richard; his daughter, Renee; and his 3 | ||||||
3 | granddaughters; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
6 | Daniel Edelman, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
7 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the family of Daniel Edelman as an expression of | ||||||
11 | our deepest sympathy.
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