RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, ]. Ira Harris has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 83; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Ira is survived by his wife, Nicki, his three children, Bradley, Jackie, Jon, and his six grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, He was a native of Bronx, New York, and graduated from the Dewitt Clinton High School; and
WHEREAS, Ira graduated from the University of Michigan in 1959 where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration; and
WHEREAS, After graduation in 1959, Ira landed a job at Jacques Coe, and then moved to Chicago in 1964 to become partner in charge ofthe Midwest Operation of Blair & Company; and
WHEREAS, In 1969, he joined Salomon Brothers as a General Partner and served as a member of its Executive Committee from 1978 to 1983, and served as a Director of Philbro-Salomon; and
WHEREAS, In 1988, Ira joined Lazard Freres & Company as a Senior Partner and opened their Chicago office; and
WHEREAS, In 1998, he formed J.I. Harris & Associates, a financial consulting firm while becoming Vice Chairman of The Pritzker Organization during the same time period; and
WHEREAS, Ira and his son, Jon founded Alternative Investment Management LLC to invest on behalf of his family and the Pritzkers, which has turned into a leading investment management platform; and
WHEREAS, Ira was a longtime supporter of his alma mater, the University of Michigan ("Michigan"), where the football team's locker room bears his name and that of his wife, Nicki. The couple also funded Michigan's Schools of Business and Public Policy, and also supported the Norton Museum of Art and the Palm Beach Civic Association; and
WHEREAS, To his beloved family, Ira imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members ofthe Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-third day of March, 2022, do hereby com...
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