Alderman Harry Osterman
48TH WARD
Resolution
Whereas, Paul Rosenthal departed this present life on August 17, 2013; and
Whereas, The City Council has been notified of his passing by The Honorable Harry Osterman, Alderman of the 48th Ward; and
Whereas, Paul Rosenthal was a long-time resident of the 48th Ward and was beloved by many neighbors and community members; and
Whereas, Paul dedicated 55 years of his life to real estate development, construction and consulting, working around the globe on housing complexes, shopping centers, university buildings, churches, hotels, airports, and low- and high-rises, including Hyde Park's Cornell Village, 720 Gordon Terrace (Chicago), Olympia Woods, Cedar Riverside (Minneapolis) and the Hotel Arts (Barcelona); and
Whereas, The beloved husband of with wife Gloria (nee Nichele), daughter Gianna and grandson Ephraim, Mr. Rosenthal is also survived by two other children, Oren and Adina, from his first wife, Shirley (deceased). Another daughter, Elana, predeceased him; and
Whereas, Family and friends alike described Mr. Rosenthal as a beautifully complex man who possessed an unparalleled intellectual honesty, as well as an integrity both admired and treasured. A modern day Renaissance man, Mr. Rosenthal could hold court on myriad subjects, each with equal erudition. He loved books (a voracious reader), music (especially cello concertos), chess, Scrabble (preferably with his daughter Gianna), animals (a skilled horseman and a dog-lover) architecture, geography, cycling, daily walks on his "idyllic" Lake Michigan and, as a 40 year member of the Chicago Yacht Club and a veteran of 23 "Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac" races, sailing. Above all things, however, he loved his family and his adoring 4 3/4-years-old (Mr. Rosenthal would have appreciated the precision) grandson Ephraim. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved, that we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this day of July 25, 2015, do hereby express our sorrow on the death of Paul Rosenthal and extend to his family and friends our deepest sympathy; and
Be it further resolved, that a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the^famjj y of Paul Rosenthal.
Harry Osterman Alderman. 48th Ward
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