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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lowell 
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Melvin Zollar of Chicago, who passed away on June 13, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS,  Lowell Zollar was born on February 12, 1929 in 
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Kansas City, Missouri; his parents were Anderson and Carolyn 
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Zollar; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He attended Du Sable High School in Chicago where 
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he was head of the Rifle Club and was a lieutenant colonel in 
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the ROTC; he earned his Bachelor's degree from Roosevelt 
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University, his Master's degree in Public Health from the 
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University of Michigan, and his Doctorate of Medicine from 
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Howard University College of Medicine; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lowell Zollar joined the United States Air Force 
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and later served as a recruiter in St. Louis; during this time 
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he met and married Doris Lowe, his wife of 52 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lowell Zollar served as the first director of the 
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Virology Lab at the former Contagious Disease Hospital in 
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Chicago; he conducted research in virology at the Hektoen 
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Institute of Medical Research and later became a member of the 
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Board of Directors; he was Board Certified in Pediatrics; he 
 


 






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later served as Chief Resident of Cook County Hospital, where 
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he performed his internship and residency; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a clinical Associate Professor of 
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Pediatrics at the University of Illinois, Chairman of the 
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Department of Pediatrics at Mercy Hospital and later at Jackson 
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Park Hospital, and the founder of Children's Habilitation 
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Center in Harvey; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lowell Zollar was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi; he 
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enjoyed traveling the world with his wife and friends; he 
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collected African and African-American art; and he loved 
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sunsets along the Inner Coastal Waterways of Hilton Head 
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Island; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lowell Zollar is survived by his loving wife, 
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Doris; his two children, Nikki and Larry ("Lowell, Jr."); his 
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grandchildren, William Lowell Von Hoene ("Von") and Branden 
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Zollar; his son-in-law, William A. Von Hoene, Jr.; his sister, 
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Pearl Rawls; his niece, Carol Miller; his great nieces, Erin 
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and Alison Miller; and his many cousins, friends, supporters, 
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and colleagues; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with all who knew and loved him, the passing of 
 


 






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Lowell Zollar; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Lowell Melvin Zollar as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.