Bill Text: IL SR0655 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ruth Buhai.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0655 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0655-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 Ruth (Hirschfield) Buhai; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Ruth Buhai was a dedicated teacher for over 25 | ||||||
| 5 | years; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Ruth Buhai, former First Lady of Highland Park, | ||||||
| 7 | was a civic activist and an avid volunteer; she was passionate | ||||||
| 8 | about politics, social causes, and improving her community; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Ruth Buhai was a member of the League of Women | ||||||
| 10 | Voters for 55 years and a pioneer for women's rights; she was | ||||||
| 11 | devoted to her family and friends and touched many lives; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Ruth Buhai was the beloved wife of the late Mayor | ||||||
| 13 | Robert Buhai; the loving mother of Betsy (Charles) Zeifman, | ||||||
| 14 | Barbara Buhai (Stephen Katz), and Liz (George) Buhai-Jacobus; | ||||||
| 15 | the cherished grandma of Becca (David) Jenkins, Coby (Seyoung) | ||||||
| 16 | Zeifman, Amy (Vince) Portacci, Nathaniel Katz (Karen Feltman), | ||||||
| 17 | Lily Katz, and Sarah and Samantha Buhai-Jacobus; the proud | ||||||
| 18 | great-grandmother of Olive Portacci, Elliot Jenkins, and two | ||||||
| 19 | great-granddaughters to be; the dear sister of Martin | ||||||
| 20 | Hirschfield; and the admired aunt of many nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 21 | great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 3 | Ruth Buhai and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | ||||||
| 4 | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the family of Ruth Buhai as an expression of our | ||||||
| 7 | deepest sympathy.
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