Post Board Action Agenda

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POST BOARD ACTION AGENDA
Meeting of March 7, 2002
ITEM #51 cont'd
CONSENT CALENDAR continued
CC ITEM #3 cont'd
WHEREAS, Rabbi Eli J. Kahn devoted his life to Judaism and to his congregants. His first pulpit was
Indian Harbor’s B’nai Israel Synagogue. He also served as Rabbi at St. Paul’s Sons of Jacob Synagogue,
and at several other synagogues. Hundreds of couples were married by Rabbi Kahn and he brought
countless others closer to their faith, and
WHEREAS, Rabbi Eli J. Kahn served as Chaplin at the Mayo Clinic for a time where he worked
closely with patients, and
WHEREAS, Rabbi Eli J. Kahn was passionate about helping his community and was known for his
generous spirit and his gift for communication. He was both a friend and counselor to his congregation.
Rabbi Kahn invited those without a place to go meals and celebrations at his home, and
WHEREAS, Rabbi Eli J. Kahn was a raconteur and enjoyed horticulture. His talent for storytelling
made for many a memorable occasion, and
WHEREAS, Rabbi Eli J. Kahn dedicated his life to his faith, his family and his community and left a
profound legacy of compassion and caring for others.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County does
hereby express its deep sorrow at the death of Rabbi Eli J. Kahn, and offers its heartfelt sympathy to his
family in their hour of sorrow and joins his family in honoring his memory, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be tendered to the family of
Rabbi Eli J. Kahn as a memorial of his good works and spread upon the official proceedings of this
Honorable Body.
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CC ITEM #4
Submitting a Resolution sponsored by
CALVIN R. SUTKER, County Commissioner
Co-Sponsored by
JOHN H. STROGER, JR., PRESIDENT, JERRY BUTLER, ALLAN C. CARR, EARLEAN COLLINS,
JOHN P. DALEY, GREGG GOSLIN, CARL R. HANSEN, TED LECHOWICZ,
ROBERTO MALDONADO, WILLIAM R. MORAN, JOSEPH MARIO MORENO, MIKE QUIGLEY,
HERBERT T. SCHUMANN, JR., PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS and BOBBIE L. STEELE,
County Commissioners
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called from our midst,
IRVING D. MERENS
WHEREAS, Irving D. Merens was the beloved husband of Goldia, loving father of Norwin and Lyle,
dear brother of Seymour and Lyman, devoted son of the late Lillian and David, and cherished uncle to
many nephews and nieces, and
WHEREAS, Irving D. Merens was raised in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood and graduated with
honors from Von Steuben High School in 1936. He went on to study at the Armour Institute, now the
Illinois Institute of Technology, and
WHEREAS, Irving D. Merens served his country as a radar technician in the Navy during World War
II, and