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IL HR1318
Resolution
Status
Passed
12/4/2012
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Currie
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AI Summary
- Mourns the death of Ruth Geyer Lerner, who passed away on October 16, 2012
- Recognizes her life as a Holocaust survivor born in Vejprty (now Czech Republic) who immigrated to the United States after World War II
- Honors her 50+ year career as a pediatrician in Hyde Park alongside her husband Herbert, providing free care to low-income patients
- Acknowledges her activism in civil rights and peace movements, including marches with Dr. Martin Luther King in Cicero, Selma, and Washington, D.C.
- Expresses sympathy to her surviving family: husband Herbert, children Claude, Peter, and Heidi, four grandchildren, and twin sister Inge
Legislative Description
MEMORIAL - RUTH LERNER
Last Action
Resolution Adopted
12/4/2012
Full Bill Text
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