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91_HR0632 LRB9113425KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives wish to express their sincere sympathies to 4 the family and friends of Herbert J. Alexander, on his 5 passing; and 6 WHEREAS, Herbert Alexander grew up in Cleveland, Ohio; he 7 excelled in math in high school, winning every prize 8 available in math and science; he earned a scholarship to 9 Harvard University, and graduated magna cum laude and Phi 10 Beta Kappa in 1963; he earned his Ph.D in mathematics at the 11 University of California at Berkeley in 1968 and went on to 12 teach at the University of Michigan; and 13 WHEREAS, Herbert Alexander joined the University of 14 Illinois-Chicago as a tenured professor nearly 25 years ago; 15 he taught many math courses, lectured around the world, 16 authored many journal articles, and co-authored the book, 17 "Several Complex Variables and Banach Algebras"; and 18 WHEREAS, Herbert Alexander met his wife, Susan Grossman, 19 while both were teaching at the University of California-Los 20 Angeles; together they shared household duties, and Mr. 21 Alexander developed into a superb chef; and 22 WHEREAS, Herbert Alexander is survived by his wife, 23 Susan; his daughters, Meredith and Leslie; and his brother, 24 Joseph; therefore, be it 25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 26 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 27 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of Herbert 28 J. Alexander; and be it further 29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 30 presented to the family of Herbert J. Alexander.