Bill Text: IL SR0654 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Janet L. (Leff) Bernstein of Highland Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0654 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0654-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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