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135th General Assembly
   Regular Session                                                 H. R. No. 370
      2023-2024
  Speaker Stephens, Representatives Russo, Seitz, Abdullahi, Abrams, Baker,
     Barhorst, Bird, Blackshear, Brennan, Brent, Brewer, Brown, Callender,
Carruthers, Claggett, Click, Creech, Cross, Cutrona, Dean, Dell'Aquila, Demetriou,
  Denson, Dobos, Edwards, Ferguson, Forhan, Fowler Arthur, Ghanbari, Grim,
    Gross, Hall, Hillyer, Holmes, Hoops, Humphrey, Isaacsohn, Jarrells, John,
 Johnson, Jones, Kick, King, Klopfenstein, Lampton, LaRe, Lear, Lipps, Liston,
Lorenz, Loychik, Manchester, Manning, Mathews, McClain, McNally, Merrin, Miller,
 A., Miller, J., Miller, K., Miller, M., Miranda, Mohamed, Oelslager, Patton, Pavliga,
   Peterson, Piccolantonio, Pizzulli, Plummer, Powell, Ray, Richardson, Robb
Blasdel, Robinson, Roemer, Rogers, Santucci, Schmidt, Skindell, Somani, Stein,
     Stewart, Stoltzfus, Swearingen, Sweeney, Thomas, C., Thomas, J., Troy,
         Upchurch, Weinstein, White, Wiggam, Williams, Willis, Young, T.
                             A RESOLUTION
                       In memory of Stanley J. Aronoff.
     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 135th                   1
General Assembly of Ohio pay tribute to the memory of Stanley J.                         2
Aronoff, who served as a distinguished member of the Ohio House of                       3
Representatives and the Ohio Senate; and                                                 4
     WHEREAS, Stan Aronoff will be remembered fondly by all those who                    5
knew and loved him, and his absence will leave an irreparable void in                    6
our society. Respected for his tenure with the Ohio General Assembly,                    7
he was an advocate for the growth and progress of the State of Ohio                      8
and its people, and during his time as a legislator, he was an ardent                    9
champion for Republican interests as well as the arts. Indeed, he has                    10
been credited with establishing the Ohio Arts Council and for                            11
supporting the restoration of the Ohio Statehouse, and he has been                       12
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celebrated      for his noteworthy commitment by the naming of the Aronoff      13
Center for      the Arts in Cincinnati, the Aronoff Center for Design and       14
Art at the      University of Cincinnati, and the Stanley J. Aronoff            15
Laboratory      of Biological Sciences at The Ohio State University in his      16
honor; and                                                                      17
     WHEREAS, A graduate of Harvard Law School, Stan Aronoff was                18
elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1960, where he served           19
three terms and garnered enduring respect from his peers as well as             20
his constituents. In 1967, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he          21
spent many of his additional thirty years as a legislator in the                22
positions of president pro tempore and president. His passion for               23
community service was always evident in his own approach to public              24
life, and he strove to be "remembered for more than the bricks and              25
mortar [but] as a person who cares about people." He furthered his              26
contributions to Greater Cincinnati as a lawyer, lobbyist, and                  27
consultant, working with Aronoff, Rosen, and Hunt, LPA, Aronoff &               28
Associates, and State Street Consultants, and he dedicated his time to          29
such organizations as the Cincinnati Association for the Arts, the              30
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the            31
Park, and the Classical Music Hall of Fame. He was admired by his               32
fellow citizens, friends, and family alike for his positive philosophy          33
of life, and he has left a stalwart legacy to our state that will               34
surely live on; and                                                             35
     WHEREAS, Without question, Stan Aronoff made the world much                36
fuller, and he was especially devoted to the individuals who had a              37
treasured relationship with him, including his wife, Janet, his                 38
children, Tracy, the late Jay, and the late Leslie, his grandchildren           39
and great-grandchildren, and his siblings and extended relatives. All           40
those who cherished him can find strength in and solace in the happy            41
moments shared with this great man. Most assuredly, the State of Ohio           42
has benefited exponentially from his life’s work, and he will be                43
remembered for his visionary example of citizenship; therefore be it            44
     RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of          45
the 135th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, offer          46
our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Stanley J.               47
Aronoff and express a profound sense of loss and sincere regret on the          48
sorrowful occasion of his death; and be it further                              49
     RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit          50
a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the family of Stanley           51
J. Aronoff.                                                                     52