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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Irving |
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| Horwitz on Tuesday, November 16, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Accompanied by his new wife, Reva (Mickey), Mr. |
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| Horwitz moved to Hyde Park seeking his B.A. and M.A. in |
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| political science at the University of Chicago, after serving |
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| his country during World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Horwitz began his career in the Hyde |
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| Park-Kenwood Community Conference (HPKCC), where he was |
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| appointed block director in 1954 and eventually became the |
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| conference's executive director; and
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| WHEREAS, From the HPKCC, Mr. Horwitz made his way to what |
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| is now the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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| (HUD), where for 23 years he held positions in Urban Renewal |
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| and Community Relations; he was also administrator of the |
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| Chicago Regional Office for Equal Opportunity and executive |
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| director of the Midwest Federal Regional Council; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure at HUD, he taught "The Politics |
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| of Bureaucracy", a political science course he created at |
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| DePaul University, Northern Illinois University, Barat |
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| College, and the University of Chicago School of Social Service |
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| Administration; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his retirement from HUD, Mr. Horwitz |
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| volunteered for a number of local community organizations, |
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| including the Hyde Park Cooperative Society, the Cornell |
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| Village Tower Board, the Chicagoland Jewish Secular Humanist |
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| Organization, and the Chicago Historical Society; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Irving Horwitz has been deeply felt |