Bill Text: IL SR1045 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Marvin Gerstein.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR1045 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1045-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 Marvin Gerstein of Urbana, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on February 17, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein was born to Abe and Ida (Glass) | ||||||
| 6 | Gerstein in Chicago on February 27, 1940; he earned a degree in | ||||||
| 7 | accounting from the University of Illinois and then attended | ||||||
| 8 | law school at DePaul; after graduating, Marvin Gerstein joined | ||||||
| 9 | the Peace Corps, living in Panama, and then returned to | ||||||
| 10 | Chicago, where he worked as a criminal-defense and legal-aid | ||||||
| 11 | lawyer; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein moved to Champaign-Urbana to lead | ||||||
| 13 | the University of Illinois's student legal services program; | ||||||
| 14 | there, he opened his own law firm, building a reputation as a | ||||||
| 15 | solid lawyer who zealously represented his clients; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein was a member of the Illinois Bar | ||||||
| 17 | Association and was a past chancellor commander of the Knights | ||||||
| 18 | of Pythias; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein was a published poet; he spent his | ||||||
| 20 | life fighting for justice and inspired a wide range of | ||||||
| 21 | reactions on his approach to life; he will be remembered for | ||||||
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| 1 | his colorful, combative, comic, and sometimes self-defeating | ||||||
| 2 | style; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Marvin Gerstein is survived by his brother, Ronald | ||||||
| 4 | (Joy) Gerstein; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 7 | Marvin Gerstein and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
| 8 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 9 | further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 11 | presented to the family of Marvin Gerstein as an expression of
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| 12 | our deepest sympathy.
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