RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Dr. Irving Zitman has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 99; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, A longtime resident of the Streeterville neighborhood, Dr. Irving Zitman was a widely admired member of the medical community and the loving husband of the late Florence; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Irving Zitman was the much-adored father of Marylou, Karen, Susan and Nancy, the grandfather of 11 and the greatgrandfather of 19 to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that he possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Irving Zitman enjoyed a long and highly successful career as a physician and was a former Chief of Staff and President of Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, The son of Ukrainian immigrant parents who fled Jewish persecution, Dr. Irving Zitman was born on a ranch in Cheyenne, Wyoming; and
WHEREAS, In the mid-1920s, Dr. Irving Zitman moved with his parents to Chicago where they settled on the Northwest Side; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Irving Zitman graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign and served his country stateside in the United States Army during World War II; and
WHEREAS, Following his honorable discharge, Dr. Irving Zitman set up a private medical practice in the Garland Building in the Loop and cared for his patients at Michael Reese Hospital which he led for a term during the 1960s; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Irving Zitman retired in the late 1980s, but remained professionally active by reviewing medical claims for the Social Security office in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Dr. Irving Zitman serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, His love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared Dr. Irving Zitman to his family members, friends and all who knew him, and enabled him to enrich their lives in ways they will never forget; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Irving Zitman was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To his beloved family, Dr. Irving Zitman 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 eighteenth day of March, 2015, do hereby commemorate Dr. Irving Zitman for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dr. Irving Zitman.
Alderman - 14th Ward