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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 10, 2008
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<br />Whereas, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes
<br />that South Bend, Indiana, has been the home of thousands of diverse, caring and multi-
<br />talented individuals; from the early beginnings when Alexis Coquillard established a
<br />trading post on the St. Joseph River; to the many contributions of the Studebaker brothers
<br />and the Olivers, to Schuler Colfax becoming President Ulysses S. Grant’s Vice-President;
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<br />Whereas, the Common Council acknowledges that South Bend’s Dave Lerman,
<br />Steel Warehouse Company’s CEO, who oversees, along with brothers Mike, Bill, Ted
<br />and Gerry more than a $530 million enterprise which employs more than 600 employees;
<br />along with his wife, Barb Lerman, are the parents of Danny Lerman, who is fast
<br />becoming an international jazz musician; and
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<br />Whereas, the Common Council is proud to acknowledge that South Bend Riley
<br />High School graduate, a member of the RHS Class of 1980, Danny Lerman, took center
<br />stage last August in South Bend at the TGIF: Music in the Gardens where his music was
<br />“infused with rap rhythms, vocal spice, and world-beat flavoring all merging into a
<br />Lermanesque panache”; at the Bert and Etta Liss Memorial Summer Concert on the
<br />Green sponsored by the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley; at the Great American
<br />Salon Series held at the South Bend Regional Museum of Art; at a University of Notre
<br />Dame Hockey Game where Danny played the National Anthem on the ice where he
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<br />showed his skating skills; and on March 25, Danny will play the National Anthem at the
<br />Chicago Bulls NBA game at the United Center; and
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<br />Whereas,Danny Lerman has toured extensively throughout the United States with
<br />some of his stops including Chicago’s legendary Backroom, New York’s Greenwich
<br />Village, and the Baked Potato in Los Angeles; with Danny always taking time to perform
<br />concerts in South Bend nursing homes and at the Ronald McDonald Houses for seriously
<br />ill children and their parents; and
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<br />Whereas, on February 26, 2008, Danny Lerman’s 3rd album, Meow Baby, was
<br />released which features him playing alto and soprano sax where he incorporates Latin,
<br />South African, Middle Eastern and World Music nuances and rhythms from his travels
<br />and performances in Turkey, Israel, Holland, South Africa, Venezuela and Mexico; this
<br />follows his album Danny’s Island which was released in 1999 which made it to the top
<br />20 on Radio & Record’s contemporary jazz chart and was a #1 single in Chicago; and his
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<br />1 CD Do You Feel? which was released in 1992 on the Steel Warehouse Records label;
<br />with Danny’s compositions also being featured in the movie soundtracks “Wedding Bell
<br />Blues” and Kill Me Later”.
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<br />Now, Therefore, be it resolved, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana, as follows:
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<br />Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the
<br />Common Council hereby publicly commends and congratulates South Bend’s Danny
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<br />Lermanfor sharing his extraordinary musical talents with all of us, and for his heart-
<br />warming contributions to enriching the lives of South Bend residents living in nursing
<br />homes and for those facing medical challenges.
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<br />Section II The South Bend Common Council hereby declares Saturday, March 22,
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<br />2008, as “Saxophonist Danny Lerman Day”in South Bend, Indiana, and encourages
<br />everyone to support him in his Hometown Concert to be held that day in downtown South
<br />Bend.
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<br />Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
<br />adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
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