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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to
3 recognize significant milestones in the lives of the people
4 of this State; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that George Joseph
6 Friedman of Chicago is celebrating the 100th anniversary of
7 his birth; and
8 WHEREAS, George Joseph Friedman was born on the Jewish
9 holiday of Sh'mini Atzeret, on October 5, 1901, in Chicago;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Friedman attended the Smith School, McLaren
12 School, Marshall High School, Crane High School and graduated
13 from Joseph Medill High School, where he played on the
14 basketball team; he was also an excellent handball player and
15 won the handball championship at the Sears YMCA in 1925; and
16 WHEREAS, In 1923, after working several jobs, Mr.
17 Friedman took the position of general manager of Berry and
18 Benson, a wholesale business for retail stores; in 1941 he
19 started his own retail store, Friedman's Jack Robbins
20 Clothing Company, as a side business, and to this day he
21 still operates the Elmwood Park store; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Friedman is admired and respected by all who
23 meet him; he is an active member of the Anshe Sholom B'nai
24 Israel Synagogue in Lakeview and frequently leads morning
25 services; he awes everyone with his incredible wit and sense
26 of humor, his stories, his unmatched vitality and vigor, and
27 his knowledge of fine scotches; and
28 WHEREAS, George Joseph Friedman married the late Edith
29 Schwartz in her home in Chicago, Illinois, on June 13, 1926;
30 and
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1 WHEREAS, George Friedman is the proud father of two
2 children, Edward and Marcy; the grandfather of eight
3 grandchildren; and the great grandfather of 6 great
4 grandchildren; he is also the brother of Donald (Dovid),
5 Harvey (Avraham), and Helen (Rivka); therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate George Joseph Friedman on the occasion of his
9 100th birthday and extend to him our sincere best wishes for
10 the future; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to George Joseph Friedman as an expression of our
13 respect and esteem.