RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Honorable Milton I. Shadur has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 93; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Glencoe, the Honorable Milton I. Shadur was a retired federal judge and the loving husband for 71 years of Eleanor, nee Pilka; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Milton I. Shadur was the much-adored father of Robert, Beth and the late Karen, the grandfather of three and the great-grandfather of four to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that he possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Milton I. Shadur was nominated to become a federal judge by President Jimmy Carter in 1980; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Milton I. Shadur served for 37 years on the bench where he handled numerous high-profile cases; and
WHEREAS, During his long and illustrious career, the Honorable Milton I. Shadur authored 11,000 district court opinions; and
WHEREAS, Beginning in the early 1980s, the Honorable Milton I. Shadur began monitoring a desegregation plan between the Chicago Board of Education and the Justice Department; and
WHEREAS, In 1995 the Honorable Milton I. Shadur sentenced Richard Bailey to 30 years in prison for fraud and racketeering for swindling missing candy heiress Helen Brach; and
WHEREAS, In 2002 the Honorable Milton I. Shadur issued an order requiring access to attorneys for witnesses being questioned at police stations; and
WHEREAS, A member of our "Greatest Generation," the Honorable Milton I. Shadur served as a radio officer in the United States Navy during World War II and survived a kamikaze attack in the Pacific; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of the Honorable Milton I. Shadur serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Milton I. Shadur 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, the Honorable Milton I. Shadur 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-eighth day of February, 2018, do hereby commemorate the Honorable Milton I. Shadur 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 the Honorable Milton I. Shadur.
