Record #: R2015-760   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 9/24/2015 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 9/24/2015
Title: Tribute to late Dorothy Storck
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
Attachments: 1. R2015-760.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

 

WHEREAS, Dorothy Storck has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 88; and

 

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of her passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

 

WHEREAS, A resident of the River North neighborhood, Dorothy Storck was a widely travelled and highly accomplished Chicago journalist; and

 

WHEREAS, Raised in a military family in Bronxville, New York, Dorothy Storck graduated with a degree in English literature from Columbia University's Barnard College; and

 

WHEREAS, Before pursuing her newspaper career, Dorothy Storck served for 14 years as a member of the United States Air Force and rose to the rank of Major; and

 

WHEREAS, In 1965 Dorothy Storck joined the Chicago American which became the Chicago Today American in 1969 and the Chicago Today in 1970; and

 

WHEREAS, Dorothy Storck covered a variety of high-profile stories at the newspaper, including the trial of Sirhan Sirhan who assassinated Robert Kennedy, the 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns, the voyages of NASA's Apollo 10, 11 and 13 and the 1967 Detroit riots; and

 

WHEREAS, Dorothy Storck joined the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1979 where she wrote a lifestyles column that was syndicated in 250 newspapers across the nation; and

 

WHEREAS, Dorothy Storck shared a Pulitzer Prize for reporting in 1979 on the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster; and

 

WHEREAS, In 1989 Dorothy Storck moved to London, England, to cover politics before retiring in 1991 and returning to Chicago; and

 

WHEREAS, Dorothy Storck will be remembered for her talent, sardonic humor and compassion toward others; and

 

WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Dorothy Storck serve as an example to all; and

 

 

WHEREAS, Dorothy Storck was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her many relatives, friends and admirers; and

 

WHEREAS, To her brother, Donald, her sister, Pat, and her fiance, the Honorable Dick Simpson, Dorothy Storck imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-fourth day of September 2015, do hereby commemorate Dorothy Storck for her grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and

Alderman - 14th Ward

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dorothy Storck.