SR0201 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Carl Myrent of Wilmette, who passed away on February 26, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Carl Myrent was born in Chicago and grew up in Humboldt Park; after graduating from Tuley High School in 1939, he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Carl Myrent served his country with pride and distinction as a sergeant in the United States Army during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge; and

WHEREAS, Carl Myrent had a long and distinguished career in education; he taught history at Englewood High School and Von Steuben High School before becoming a teacher at Mather High School in Chicago in 1959; he served as a history teacher, assistant principal, and briefly as acting principal before retiring in 1982; during his tenure at Mather, he cultivated a strict and calculated, yet friendly way to treat misbehaving students and was known as "Myrent the Tyrant" by his colleagues; despite the nickname that was given to him, he held the respect and regard of his colleagues and his students, even those for whom he had to administer discipline; and

WHEREAS, Carl Myrent enjoyed traveling, listening to jazz, and baseball; and

WHEREAS, Carl Myrent is survived by his wife, Sylvia; his son, Glenn; his daughter, Debra; his sister, Helen Hirsh; and his granddaughter; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Carl Myrent; and be it further

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