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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ruth
4Geyer Lerner, who passed away on October 16, 2012; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner was born on December 8, 1923, in
6Vejprty, in what is now the Czech Republic; as a child, she and
7her family were forced into hiding after the rise of the Nazis
8in Europe during World War II; after the war, she immigrated to
9the United States, attended medical school, and met her future
10husband and love of her life, Herbert Lerner; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner and her husband, both pediatricians,
12had their offices in Hyde Park for over 50 years, where they
13gained sterling reputations as skilled and generous doctors who
14provided free care for low-income patients; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner was committed to the civil rights and
16peace movements; she marched with Dr. Martin Luther King in
17Cicero, Selma, and Washington, D.C.; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner was an accomplished artist and
19musician, playing guitar and singing at peace rallies; her
20guitar playing inspired her son to become a professional
21musician; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner loved nature, arts and crafts, making
2homemade furniture and ornaments, and participating in
3numerous sports, including shot put, tennis, swimming, and
4racquetball; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ruth Lerner is survived by her loving husband,
6Herbert; her sons, Claude and Peter; her daughter, Heidi; her
7grandchildren, Camille, Luke, Jasmine, and Matthew; her twin
8sister, Inge; and her many other family members and friends;
9therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of
13Ruth Geyer Lerner; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the family of Ruth Lerner as an expression of our
16sympathy and gratitude.