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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Bob Markowitz of Normal, who passed away 
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on September 6, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Markowitz was born on February 14, 1926 in 
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Chicago; his parents were Dr. Benjamin and Lena Molay 
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Markowitz; he  married Iris Cohos in 1956; he married Judy Stern 
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Harrison in 1975; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Markowitz moved with his family to Bloomington 
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in 1930, when his father became Bloomington's first 
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pathologist, in association with the Sloan Clinic; Bob attended 
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Washington School and graduated from Bloomington High School in 
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January 1944; after high school, he enlisted as a private first 
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class in the United States Army, where he fought in the 
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Rhineland and Ardennes campaigns during the Second World War as 
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a combat infantryman; he was wounded in action on February 17, 
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1945, just three days after his 19th birthday; he was awarded 
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the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals and was honorably 
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discharged in September 1945; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After his honorable discharge from the Army, Bob 
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Markowitz went to the University of Wisconsin, where he served 
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as president of his fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau; at the 
 


 






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University of Wisconsin, he earned his  bachelor's degree and 
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law degrees; after being admitted to the Bar in Wisconsin, he 
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passed the Illinois Bar exam, and started his law practice in 
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Bloomington in 1952; in 1956, he formed a partnership with 
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attorneys Keith Campbell and Bill Lawrence, forming the law 
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partnership of Campbell, Markowitz, Lawrence and Lenz, which 
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soon included attorneys Hal Jennings, John Naylor, and William 
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Mueller; he served as the city attorney for the City of 
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Bloomington and then served as Corporation Counsel for  the Town 
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of Normal from 1970 to 1973; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Markowitz was a private pilot and avid 
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fisherman; his community service included membership on the OSF 
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St. Joseph Community Board, and he served for six years on the 
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board of directors of the YMCA; he was an active member of the 
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Novat Unit of the Shriners and the Moses Montefiore Temple; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Markowitz is survived by his wife, Judy; his 
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children, Brad (Sheryl) Markowitz and  Robin (Daniel) 
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Markowitz; his sister, Nan Markowitz Lebow; his nieces and 
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nephews, Mark (Donna) Lebow,  Alan (Susan) Lebow, and Cheryl 
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(David Golde) Lebow; and his stepsons, Ian and Scott Harrison; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
 


 






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his family and friends, the passing of Bob Markowitz; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Bob Markowitz as an expression of 
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our sympathy.