HR1128 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Natalie Rosenthal Seltzer of Park Ridge and Chicago, who passed away on April 28, 2012; and

WHEREAS, She was born August 12, 1921; she was a life-long Chicagoan and a 35-year resident of Park Ridge; and

WHEREAS, She studied at the University of Chicago, earning an A.B. degree in 1944 and a Masters degree from the School of Social Service Administration in 1948; while a student at the University of Chicago she met her husband of over 50 years, Arthur Owen Seltzer, who was her economics instructor; and

WHEREAS, She devoted her life to helping others; she was appointed as an instructor at the University of Illinois Chicago Campus in 1956 and as Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Social Work in 1977, a position she held until 1988, when she returned to the faculty; and

WHEREAS, In retirement, she became absorbed in her passions of travel and the arts, in particular the Lyric Opera of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Natalie Seltzer was the daughter of Hyman and Eva Rosenthal, who predeceased her; she is survived by her loving sister, Muriel Busch; her niece; and 4 nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Natalie Seltzer; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Natalie Seltzer as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.