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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere sympathies to
4 the family and friends of Herbert J. Alexander, on his
5 passing; and
6 WHEREAS, Herbert Alexander grew up in Cleveland, Ohio; he
7 excelled in math in high school, winning every prize
8 available in math and science; he earned a scholarship to
9 Harvard University, and graduated magna cum laude and Phi
10 Beta Kappa in 1963; he earned his Ph.D in mathematics at the
11 University of California at Berkeley in 1968 and went on to
12 teach at the University of Michigan; and
13 WHEREAS, Herbert Alexander joined the University of
14 Illinois-Chicago as a tenured professor nearly 25 years ago;
15 he taught many math courses, lectured around the world,
16 authored many journal articles, and co-authored the book,
17 "Several Complex Variables and Banach Algebras"; and
18 WHEREAS, Herbert Alexander met his wife, Susan Grossman,
19 while both were teaching at the University of California-Los
20 Angeles; together they shared household duties, and Mr.
21 Alexander developed into a superb chef; and
22 WHEREAS, Herbert Alexander is survived by his wife,
23 Susan; his daughters, Meredith and Leslie; and his brother,
24 Joseph; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of Herbert
28 J. Alexander; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to the family of Herbert J. Alexander.