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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives were
3 saddened to learn of the death of Ira Marks of Hyde Park on
4 March 15, 2000; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Marks was formerly President of Marks Bros.
6 Jewelers, Inc., a Chicago based chain of retail jewelry
7 stores operating over 100 stores in regional shopping malls
8 throughout the United States under the name of Whitehall
9 Jewelers and Lundstrom Jewelers; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Marks was a World War II veteran of the
11 United States Army, enlisting in the infantry as a private
12 and after attending Officer Candidate School, served as a
13 second lieutenant with the 338th Regiment of the 85th
14 Infantry Division in Italy; he was severely injured and he
15 was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; and
16 WHEREAS, A life-long resident of Hyde Park, Mr. Marks was
17 actively involved in numerous civic causes, especially as a
18 Director of the State Street Council, Chicago Child Care
19 Society, Spertus College, and the Harper Court Foundation; he
20 was a Visiting Committee member of the Oriental Institute of
21 the University of Chicago; like his father before him, Ira
22 Marks was an active member of the Chicago Sinai Congregation;
23 he was also a member of the Standard Club; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Marks and his wife, Janina, established the
25 Ira and Janina Marks Charitable Trust, which supports
26 numerous Chicago and national charitable organizations; and
27 WHEREAS, The passing of Ira Marks will be deeply felt,
28 especially by his wife, Janina; his sons and
29 daughters-in-law, Daniel and Vida, Peter and Dorothy, and
30 Paul and Anya; his step-son and wife, Sigi and Elizabeth
31 Nagys; his nine grandchildren; his brother and sister-in-law,
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1 James and Rosaline Marks; and his sister and brother-in-law,
2 June and Harold Patinkin; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we note with sorrow and regret the death of Ira Marks and
6 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
7 be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to his widow, Janina Marks.