SR0115 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Alice Kreiman of Evanston, who passed away on January 31, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Alice Kreiman was born on May 14, 1935 in Newark, New Jersey; and

WHEREAS, She served on the boards of the Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund, the Evanston Art Center, Housing Options for the Mentally Ill, the McGaw YMCA, the Evanston School Children's Clothing Association, and Invest; and

WHEREAS, Alice Kreiman served on the board of the Evanston Art Center, where she chaired and ran the two-week long holiday market for more than 17 years; and

WHEREAS, After being involved with the 1970 election for the Evanston-Skokie District 65 School Board, an election that concerned voluntary desegregation, Alice Kreiman decided to run for office and successfully won election to the District 65 School Board, where she served as its president for three years; after she left the school board, she continued to work for education by supporting many future school board candidates, advising them on issues and campaign strategy; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Kreiman was a founding board member of the Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund, providing college scholarships to students; and

WHEREAS, Alice Kreiman is survived by her husband, Jerry; her son, David (Kate); her daughters, Deborah (Marvin) Talsky and Lisa Gendel; her grandchildren, Jessie, Charlie, and Sydney Kreiman, Naomi Talsky, and Taylor and Jordyn Gendel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Alice Kreiman; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Alice Kreiman as a symbol of our sympathy.