File #: 22-4000    Version: 1 Name: Resolution Honoring The Life of Joel Farber
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 6/15/2022 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 6/16/2022 Final action: 6/16/2022
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE OF JOEL FARBER WHEREAS, Joel (Joey) Farber, cherished son of the late Molly and Harry Farber, died on May 31, 2022. Joey was larger than life and lived his life to the maximum. He loved being the center of attention and telling jokes. He made friends everywhere. He was always smiling and greeting people, approaching complete strangers and with his largest voice and biggest smile, greeted them; and WHEREAS, Joey loved Skokie where he lived in his home on Enfield for almost 50 years. But he also loved the commotion of Chicago. Whenever friends dropped him off at home after dark, he'd say, "it's too quiet." Then he'd yell at the top of his lungs, "SHOTS FIRED," and laugh; and WHEREAS, in the early 70's his daughter Shari began having trouble moving. Joel and his wife, Harriett, took Shari to over 70 doctors trying to get a diagnosis. They finally met a doctor in the Bronx who diagnosed her condition: Dystonia. When the doctor indicated that there...
Sponsors: LARRY SUFFREDIN, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING THE LIFE OF JOEL FARBER

WHEREAS, Joel (Joey) Farber, cherished son of the late Molly and Harry Farber, died on May 31, 2022. Joey was larger than life and lived his life to the maximum. He loved being the center of attention and telling jokes. He made friends everywhere. He was always smiling and greeting people, approaching complete strangers and with his largest voice and biggest smile, greeted them; and

WHEREAS, Joey loved Skokie where he lived in his home on Enfield for almost 50 years. But he also loved the commotion of Chicago. Whenever friends dropped him off at home after dark, he'd say, "it's too quiet." Then he'd yell at the top of his lungs, "SHOTS FIRED," and laugh; and

WHEREAS, in the early 70's his daughter Shari began having trouble moving. Joel and his wife, Harriett, took Shari to over 70 doctors trying to get a diagnosis. They finally met a doctor in the Bronx who diagnosed her condition: Dystonia. When the doctor indicated that there was no support group or foundation where they could learn more, he gave them notecards with the names of all the afflicted. Joel and Harriett created the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF). Today this organization supports the afflicted worldwide and is working to find a cure. Joey's lifelong mission was to find a cure for his daughter and everyone else; and

WHEREAS, nicknamed Skomish, for Skokie Commissioner, Joel served as Commissioner on the Skokie Park District. He helped create the Skokie Festival of Cultures (FOC) to celebrate the many cultures of people who live in Skokie. It is held annually at Oakton Park the third week of every May. Joel proudly carried the Israeli flag at the FOC opening ceremonies. He loved meeting people at each of the booths and tried to learn something about each of them. If he saw someone that he thought he could greet in their language he'd yell, for example, MABUHAY! The FOC always had a band and he took particular pleasure in annou...

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