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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3		to learn of the death of Harriet Hausman, who passed away on
4		November 7, 2023; and
5		WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman was a lifetime resident of
6		Illinois and a committed member of the Oak Park and River
7		Forest Community; and
8		WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman lived an exemplary life devoted
9		to fairness, equality, and respect for human rights, long
10		recognizing the role that each of us has in making those goals
11		a reality in our lives and our community; and
12		WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman was a prodigious writer, sharing
13		her views in local papers on a range of issues, including
14		racial equality, reproductive rights, voting rights and LGBTQ+
15		rights, publishing her final submission to the Wednesday
16		Journal just days before her death; and
17		WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman was an active member of the Oak
18		Park Temple, where she regularly organized educational events
19		that focused on the need for understanding, tolerance, and
20		respect for the rights of others; and

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1		WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman was a longtime member of the
2		American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, having joined the
3		ACLU as a high school student, and served as a longtime member
4		of the board of directors for the organization; and
5		WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman and her husband, Marty, showed a
6		particular commitment to the principle of free speech after
7		the ACLU defended the rights of neo-Nazis to march in Skokie in
8		the 1970s, traveling to synagogues across the area to listen
9		to and address the concerns of Jewish residents across
10		Illinois; and
11		WHEREAS, Harriet Hausman continued throughout her life to
12		inspire love, admiration, and dedication among the many who
13		came to know and appreciate her unrelenting, unwavering
14		commitment to building bridges and advancing basic rights;
15		therefore, be it
16		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
17		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
18		Harriet Hausman and extend our sincere condolences to her
19		family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
20		further
21		RESOLVED, That we celebrate the life of Harriet Hausman
22		and express gratitude for the many contributions she made to

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1		her community in Illinois; and be it further