SR0739 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Robert S. Cohn, who passed away on June 10, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Robert Cohn was born on February 23, 1921 in Butler, Pennsylvania; his parents were Dorothy and Harry Cohn; and

WHEREAS, Robert Cohn served with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II; he was stationed overseas in the European Theatre with the Eighth Air Force; he was awarded many medals and citations for his service; and

WHEREAS, Robert Cohn was the beloved husband of the late Doree (nee Newton); the cherished father of Dr. Stephen (Jayne) Hanauer, Laurie (Gary) Greenfield, Andrew Cohn, and the late Michael and Daniel Cohn; the adoring grandfather of Benjamin (Lisa), Jeffrey and Richard Hanauer, Tommy and Lisa Greenfield, and Hailey, Sarah, and David Cohn; the proud great-grandfather of Tyler, Sean, Henry, Nathan, and Miriam Hanauer; the loving brother of Murray (Barbara) Cohn, the late Richard (the late Charlotte) Cohn, and the late Dorothy (Jim) Regner; and the loving companion of the late Sue Epstein; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Robert S. Cohn; and be it further

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