Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 16-5269

• File #: 16-5269
• Version: 1
• Name: THE HONORABLE MARILOU VON FERSTEL, IN MEMORIAM
• Type: Consent Calendar Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 9/9/2016
• In control: Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 9/14/2016
• Final action: 9/14/2016
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION THE HONORABLE MARILOU VON FERSTEL, IN MEMORIAM WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Marilou Von Ferstel from our midst; and WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was the beloved wife of Henry Von Ferstel; and WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was the loving mother of Justine and James; and WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was the cherished grandmother of six wonderful grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was adopted and raised by Lusie and James McCarthy; and WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel grew up in the famous Edgewater Beach Hotel and lived in the city of Chicago her entire life; and WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was one of the first women to work in the Chicago Tribune newsroom and became a columnist for the paper; and WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel became one of the first women elected Alderman in Chicago by winning a tightly contested race in the 48th Ward in 1970; and WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel served on the Zoning Board of Appeals,...
• Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
9/14/2016	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

THE HONORABLE MARILOU VON FERSTEL, IN MEMORIAM

WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Marilou Von Ferstel from our midst; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was the beloved wife of Henry Von Ferstel; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was the loving mother of Justine and James; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was the cherished grandmother of six wonderful grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was adopted and raised by Lusie and James McCarthy; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel grew up in the famous Edgewater Beach Hotel and lived in the city of Chicago her entire life; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was one of the first women to work in the Chicago Tribune newsroom and became a columnist for the paper; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel became one of the first women elected Alderman in Chicago by winning a tightly contested race in the 48th Ward in 1970; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel served on the Zoning Board of Appeals, was a Director at Walgreens and a Life Trustee at Rush; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel was a founding member in 1979 of the Chicago Network of Professional Women and a member of the Commercial Club; and

WHEREAS, Marilou Von Ferstel touched the lives of many and will be remembered by all who knew her; and

WHEREAS, all who knew her will attest that Marilou Von Ferstel was a kind and compassionate woman, virtuous of character and gentle in spirit, admired and respected by her many friends and neighbors, and dearly loved by her family; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that the Board does hereby offer its deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathy to the family of Marilou Von Ferstel and joins them in sorrow at this time of loss; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and a suitable copy of the same be tendered to the family of Marilou Von Ferstel so th...