Bill Text: IL SR1220 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Elaine Frank.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1220 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1220-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 Elaine (Spiesberger) Frank, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on December 23, 2017 at the age of 100; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was born in 1917; she graduated from | ||||||
| 6 | the University of Chicago's business school, one of only three | ||||||
| 7 | women in a class of 1,000; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was a visionary and lifelong | ||||||
| 9 | philanthropist whose commitment to her community touched | ||||||
| 10 | multiple generations; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was integrally involved with the JCC | ||||||
| 12 | Chicago (Jewish Community Center Chicago) as evident in the | ||||||
| 13 | Elaine Frank and "Z" Frank Apachi day camps; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was on the boards for the Jewish | ||||||
| 15 | United Fund and the Jewish Federation several times between | ||||||
| 16 | 1971 and 1984 and served as a vice chairman; she served on the | ||||||
| 17 | Inaugural Legacies and Endowments Committee and played a | ||||||
| 18 | pivotal role in launching the Federation's endowment program; | ||||||
| 19 | she was a trailblazer when there were not many women in | ||||||
| 20 | leadership roles in Jewish organizations; she was the first | ||||||
| 21 | female president of any local Federation agency when she became | ||||||
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| 1 | president of JCC Chicago; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Elaine Frank was the beloved wife of the late | ||||||
| 3 | Zollie; the devoted mother of Laurie (the late Paul) Lieberman, | ||||||
| 4 | Jim (Karen) Frank, Nancy (Marty) Schechtman, Chuck (Debbie) | ||||||
| 5 | Frank, and Sanford Elias; the cherished grandmother of Lisa | ||||||
| 6 | Lieberman (Morris) Barzilai, L. Frank (Alicia) Lieberman, | ||||||
| 7 | Tricia (John Ferreira) Scobey, Penny (Tim) Jack, Jennifer | ||||||
| 8 | (Richard) Rofe, Daniel Frank, Jordan (Laura) Frank, Keri (Hugh) | ||||||
| 9 | Norley, Kenny (Stacy) Kaplan, Nicole (Adam) Friedman, Jana, | ||||||
| 10 | Zach, and Melanie Frank; the proud great-grandmother of 20; the | ||||||
| 11 | dear sister of the late Rita (the late Armund) Schoen; and | ||||||
| 12 | caring aunt of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Elaine Frank, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | ||||||
| 16 | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Elaine Frank as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
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