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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  wish to express their sincere condolences to
 4    the family and friends of Bernard  Weissbourd,  who  recently
 5    passed away; and

 6        WHEREAS,   Bernard   Weissbourd   was   a   graduate  and
 7    valedictorian of Senn High School; he entered the  University
 8    of  Chicago  on  a full scholarship at the age of fifteen; he
 9    earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry and was  invited
10    by  Chancellor  Robert  Hutchins  to attend the University of
11    Chicago Law School on  a  full  scholarship;  Mr.  Weissbourd
12    excelled  in law school, and also served as editor of the law
13    review; and

14        WHEREAS, Bernard Weissbourd  entered  the  United  States
15    Army  during  his first year of law school; the United States
16    was involved in World War II when Mr. Weissbourd  received  a
17    note  asking  him  to return to Chicago where a professor who
18    had taught Mr. Weissbourd had recommended him for a  part  in
19    the Manhattan Project; during his involvement he invented new
20    equipment  for  the detection of elements and participated in
21    the discovery of plutonium; and

22        WHEREAS, Bernard Weissbourd returned to law school  after
23    his  service  ended,  where  he  graduated  at the top of his
24    class; from 1948 to 1959  he  served  as  a  partner  in  the
25    Antonow  and  Weissbourd  law firm; he was asked to take over
26    Herb Greenwald's real estate development  company,  which  he
27    renamed  Metropolitan  Structures; the firm developed many of
28    Chicago's famous buildings, including  One  Illinois  Center,
29    the  Essex  Inn,  the  Hyatt  Regency Chicago, the Mercantile
30    Exchange Center, and Buckingham Plaza, as well as Nuns Island
31    in Montreal; and

32        WHEREAS, Bernard Weissbourd campaigned for Chicago  Mayor
 
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 1    Harold  Washington, wrote position papers for President Jimmy
 2    Carter and presidential candidate Walter  Mondale,  and  held
 3    SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) meetings in
 4    his  backyard;  together  with  his wife and Irving Harris he
 5    co-founded Family Focus, a  community-based,  family  support
 6    program;   he  also  founded  the  Center  for  Psycho-Social
 7    Studies,  now  the  Center  for  Transcultural  Studies,   an
 8    international     center    dedicated    to    cross-cultural
 9    understanding; and

10        WHEREAS, The passing of Bernard Weissbourd will  be  felt
11    by  all who knew him, especially his wife, Bernice; his sons,
12    Robert, Burt, and Rick; his daughter, Ruth Weissbourd  Grant;
13    and his eleven grandchildren; therefore, be it

14        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
15    NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
16    we mourn, along with all who knew him, the passing of Bernard
17    Weissbourd; and be it further

18        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
19    presented to the family of Bernard Weissbourd.

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