RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Peter Gidwitz has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 67; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Peter Gidwitz was a widely admired business leader and longtime resident of downtown Chicago; and
WHEREAS, A native of Chicago, Peter Gidwitz was a scion of the family that founded and ran the Helene Curtis beauty products company; and
WHEREAS, Raised in Highland Park, Peter Gidwitz attended Brown University and was a medic in the United States Air Force Reserve; and
WHEREAS, Peter Gidwitz returned to Chicago and joined the Burnham Management Company where he eventually became Chairman; and
WHEREAS, Peter Gidwitz was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his twenties but did not allow the disease to deter him from his work as a real estate executive, civic leader and philanthropist; and
WHEREAS, Peter Gidwitz remained active in many non-profit and government agency organizations; and
WHEREAS, A Life Member of Access Living, Peter Gidwitz served as the Chairman of the Board of the Illinois Development Finance Authority and on the boards of Mount Sinai Hospital and the Illinois Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Peter Gidwitz serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, His love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared Peter Gidwitz 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, To his children, Jay, Lauren and Marjorie, his two stepchildren, Tatjana and Sara, his three brothers, Ron, Jim and Tom and his sister, Nancy, Peter Gidwitz 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 June, 2017, do hereby commemorate Peter Gidwitz for his gra...
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