Bill Text: IL SR1057 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Myron J. "Mike" Sholem.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1057 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR1057-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Myron J. "Mike" Sholem, who passed
away on May 19, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Mike Sholem was born in St. Louis, Missouri to
Jerome J. and Faye Siegal Sholem on February 23, 1924; he was
raised in Champaign and attended both University Laboratory
High School and Champaign High School; he served in the U.S.
Army Medical Corps during World War II and then attended the
University of Illinois, where he was a member of the Zeta Beta
Tau fraternity; he married Sonya Ades in Louisville, Kentucky
on August 29, 1950; and
WHEREAS, Mike Sholem was active in the Champaign business
community; he started his career after college by joining his
father in the family business, Sholem's Shoes, which was
established by his grandfather, William Sholem, in Paris,
Illinois in 1872; later he was joined at the company by his
brother, Stanford Sholem, and the Sholem brothers worked side
by side for over 25 years as they expanded the business until
its sale in 1979; and
WHEREAS, Mike Sholem changed his focus to family farm
management and real estate development; he kept a small family

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office in downtown Champaign, where he managed his family
business interests; he always found time to join his daily
coffee group and lunch group for a spirited discussion of all
major local, national, and world events; he was an active
member of the board of the Champaign National Bank, Mercy
Hospital, and the Champaign Salvation Army; he was also a
member of the Champaign Rotary Club, the Champaign Country
Club, the University of Illinois Foundation, and Sinai Temple;
and
WHEREAS, Mike Sholem had an active mind and incredible
memory, with the ability to recount specific details of his
childhood, career, personal travels, and his winters with
Sonya in Longboat Key, Florida, California, and Hawaii; some
of his greatest joys revolved around reading the Wall Street
Journal from cover to cover each day and sharing the day's
events with his two sons and five grandchildren; he loved
getting calls from his family and trying to keep up with the
details of their various business activities; he was an avid
sports fan and rarely missed a televised St. Louis Cardinals
baseball game or any Illinois football or basketball game; his
impressive longevity is attributed by some to his consistent
diet of Steak 'n Shake burgers, fries, and milkshakes for most
of his adult life; and
WHEREAS, Mike Sholem was preceded in death by his parents

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and his brother and sister-in-law, William and Connie Sholem;
and
WHEREAS, Mike Sholem is survived by his wife of over 71
years, Sonya; his sons, David (Jan) and Barry (Frankie)
Sholem; his grandchildren, Jamie (Mariel) Sholem, Katie
(Scott) Arnoldy, Caroline (Ben) Weinberg, Jordan Sholem, and
Grant Sholem; his great-grandchildren, Jackson, Juliette,
Annabel, Libby, Sidney James, and John; and his brother and
sister-in-law, Stanford "Tank" and Susan Sholem; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Myron J. "Mike" Sholem and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Mike Sholem as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.