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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 Dr. David 
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S. Fox of Chicago on April 5, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on March 13, 1922 in Chicago; he 
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graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1938; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He continued in the family tradition by attending 
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Haverford College, his mother having "enrolled" him at the 
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tender age of five; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He was encouraged, as were his brothers before 
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him, to write letters home that his parents kept for a record 
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of his college experiences; he and his wife, in turn, 
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encouraged their children to do the same; although their 
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children sent very few letters, they did stay in touch through 
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plenty of calls which resulted in exceedingly high telephone 
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bills; and
 
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    WHEREAS, After graduating from Haverford, Dr. Fox earned 
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his medical degree from the University of Chicago; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He served his medical internship in the United 
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States Navy, serving at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Newport, 
 


 






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Rhode Island, before entering World War II; during the war, he 
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served as a physician aboard troop transport ships from the 
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West Coast to the Pacific Theater; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After World War II, Dr. Fox established a surgical 
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practice in Hyde park  at Woodlawn Hospital in 1949; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was president of the Illinois Medical Society 
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from 1978 to 1979; president of the Chicago Medical Society 
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from 1975 to 1976; and was medical director and director of 
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medical education from 1979 to 1986 at Woodlawn Hospital; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He also had general surgery practices at Bethany 
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and Hyde Park Hospitals from 1986 until 1995; he was vice 
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president and medical director of Medical Cost Management 
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Corporation, providing services and programs for health care 
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plans; he served as chairman of the State medical practice 
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examining committee of the Illinois Department of Registration 
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and Education from 1981 to 1986; and he was a past director of 
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the Illinois Foundation for Medical Review; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Fox is remembered as a kind man who cared 
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about his patients, treating their medical symptoms in the 
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context of the whole person; he had an easy and comfortable way 
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about him that showed he truly enjoyed his colleagues, his 
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friends, and his patients; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Dr. Fox was preceded in death by his wife, Mollie 
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(nee Kelly) and his daughter, Stephanie; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. David S. Fox is survived by his sons, Andrew 
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(Patricia), David Jr. (Janet), Brian (Jan), Dr. John (Monica), 
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and Paul (Nancy); his ten grandchildren; his great-grandchild; 
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and his son-in-law, Dr. Thomas Ward; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family, friends, and people whose lives 
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he touched throughout the years, the passing of Dr. David S. 
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Fox; 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 Dr. David S. Fox as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy and esteem.