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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to
3 recognized significant milestones in the lives of the people
4 of this State; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Samuel Minkus
6 of Chicago is celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of his
7 birth; and
8 WHEREAS, Samuel Minkus was born March 9, 1909 in
9 Zhitomir, Russia, to Oscar and Anna Minkus, who brought their
10 family to the United States in 1914 and settled in Winnipeg,
11 Canada, via Ellis Island; and
12 WHEREAS, He came to Chicago in 1921; he was always
13 athletically inclined; he won many medals in boxing and track
14 and field; he trained Barney Ross and refereed boxing
15 matches; and
16 WHEREAS, His first job was at the Chesapeake & Ohio; he
17 also worked as a bookkeeper in the dairy business, and ran a
18 venetian blind business; and
19 WHEREAS, On October 18, 1942, he was united in holy
20 matrimony to Lilliam Wein; he entered the army at the age of
21 35 during World War II; and
22 WHEREAS, He entered the luggage business with his
23 father-in-law, Joseph Wein, and sold the luggage business in
24 1957; he began work at Everware, Inc., where he worked until
25 he retired in 1985; and
26 WHEREAS, Mr. Minkus is the loving father of two sons,
27 Paul and Loren, and the proud grandfather of Michelle, Jamie,
28 Elizabeth, and Aaron; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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1 we congratulate Samuel Minkus on his ninetieth birthday and
2 wish him the best for the future; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to him as an expression of our esteem.