Full Text of SR1062 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the passing of Berde Sutchar on December 25, 2012; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Berde Sutchar was a lifelong Chicagoland | 5 | | resident, growing up in the Wicker Park and Humboldt Park | 6 | | neighborhoods, raising her children in West Rogers Park, and | 7 | | spending the last 40 years in Evanston; she grew up with her | 8 | | sisters, Adelle and Jeanette, above the family's small store on | 9 | | Chicago's north side on West Armitage; her parents were Hyman | 10 | | and Hilda Scher; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Berde Sutchar married Victor Sutchar on July 5, | 12 | | 1942, and worked in an office during World War II while her | 13 | | husband served in Italy; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Berde Sutchar attended Northeastern Illinois | 15 | | University and received her degree in elementary education and | 16 | | taught 5th grade at both Aggissez and Rogers Elementary Schools | 17 | | in Chicago for the next 25 years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Berde Sutchar served several terms as president of | 19 | | the North Shore Chapter of the Council of Jewish Women; she was | 20 | | a member of Beth Emmet Congregation in Evanston; as a | 21 | | descendant of Russian Jews, she opened up her home, especially |
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| 1 | | during Pesach to many of the new Russian Jewish immigrants to | 2 | | Chicago; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Berde Sutchar was an avid sportswoman; she | 4 | | participated in bowling, golf, and bridge; she passed on her | 5 | | athletic ability to her children and grandchildren who became | 6 | | successful in numerous sports in their own right; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Berde Sutchar was married to Victor for 68 years; | 8 | | they had 2 children, Bruce Russell (Ilse Jaeger) and Kenneth | 9 | | Evan (Teresa Kenny) and 5 grandchildren, Averill, Joshua, | 10 | | Solomon, Hana, and Isabella; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Berde Sutchar, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Berde Sutchar as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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