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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
Nathan Ramis, who passed away on November 
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24, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Nathan Ramis was born and raised on the West Side 
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of Chicago; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Nathan Ramis was employed with the Civilian 
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Conservation Corps, performing various jobs within America’s 
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national parks; during World War II, he was employed in a B-29 
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assembly plant; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Nathan Ramis operated the Ace Food & Liquor Mart 
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in Chicago for many years before moving the store and his 
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family to the Rogers Park area in 1955; in the 1960s, he sold 
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the grocery store and entered the scrap-metal business before 
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moving to the Village of Northbrook; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Nathan Ramis enjoyed sports betting, reading, and 
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good comedy; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Nathan Ramis was preceded in death by his beloved 
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wife, Ruth; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Nathan Ramis is survived by his sons, Harold and 
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Steven Ramis; his 3 grandchildren; and his numerous 
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great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Nathan Ramis; 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 Nathan Ramis as an expression of our 
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sympathy.