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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Norman Meltzer, who passed away on
5 December 31, 2000; and
6 WHEREAS, Norman Meltzer was a Chicago native; he earned
7 an undergraduate biology degree from Roosevelt University in
8 1951, a master's degree in physiology from the University of
9 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1953, and a doctorate in
10 physiology from the University of Illinois in 1958; he served
11 as a research and teaching assistant in 1952 and worked
12 briefly as a physiology instructor at the University of
13 Illinois from 1957 until 1958 before joining Helene Curtis as
14 a group leader in the biology division; and
15 WHEREAS, At Helene Curtis, Mr. Meltzer served as an
16 associate director of research and development in 1965; in
17 addition he managed and tested programs for new cosmetics
18 products in the late 1950s and 1960s, and introduced into the
19 cosmetics industry in the 1970s two preservatives, now widely
20 used, that prevented bacterial growth without potential risk
21 to cosmetic users; he retired in 1998 as corporate director
22 of product integrity where he served as a legal liaison and
23 expert witness for the Helene Curtis research and development
24 department; after his retirement he was a consultant with
25 Helene Curtis; and
26 WHEREAS, Mr. Meltzer was a past chairman of the Society
27 of Cosmetic Chemists Midwest Chapter and in 1993 won the
28 Robert C. Ring Award for his scientific contributions to the
29 cosmetics industry; and
30 WHEREAS, The passing of Norman Meltzer will be deeply
31 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
32 Enid; his children, Mark (wife, Anna) Meltzer and Roberta
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1 (husband, David) Senzel; his grandchildren, David, Josef,
2 Andrea, Wendy, Marcie and Zoey; his brother, Leonard (wife,
3 Natalie) Meltzer; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore,
4 be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of Norman
8 Meltzer of Morton Grove, Illinois; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Norman Meltzer with our sincere
11 condolences.