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Kaplan, Burton Berline

appeared in Glenview Announcements, 7 Apr 2011, B33
Description
Media Type
Genealogical Resource
Newspaper
Item Type
Obituaries
Notes
Birth Date: 1940-08-31
Spouse: Anne Kaplan
Survived by: His wife, Anne; a daughter, Beth (Ken) Karmin; two sons, Mike (Laura) and Charlie (Elaine Sun); nine grandchildren, Hannah, Henry, Chloe, Edmund, Emma, Eli, Stella, Ava and Sam; his father, Morris (Dolores); a brother, Robert (Laurence); a sister, Jean
Age 70; resident of Highland Park IL; 1958 graduate of Highland Park H.S.; played football, studied intellectual history and music appreciation at Wesleyan U.; married 50 years; business leader and philanthropist; late 1980s focused efforts on providing educational opportunities for underserved children of Chicago, 1987 started I Have A Dream (IHAD) program in Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood; a founder of North Lawndale College Prep, a charter high school in Chicago; director of Albert Pick Foundation, the Ounce of Prevention Fund and Kaplan Family Foundation; board member of Ravinia Festival, Joffrey Ballet and Auditorium Theatre; collections committee member of Art Institute and Museum of Contemporary Art; enjoyed skiing and golf; preceded in death by his mother, Alice Kaplan
Date of Publication
7 Apr 2011
Date Of Event
March 28, 2011
Last Name(s)
Kaplan
Language of Item
English
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