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Street sign honors Lester J. Anixter
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Betsy Storm, Director of Public Relations |
bstorm@anixter.org |
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Robert Dolgan, Public Relations Specialist |
rdolgan@anixter.org |
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(773) 973-7900, Ext. 243 or 228 |
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CHICAGO (June 6, 2002) — The late Lester J. Anixter, a Chicago philanthropist and businessman, was memorialized June 4 with a street named in his honor. A sign at the Southeast corner of East Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue denoting “Honorary Lester J. Anixter Way” was unveiled in a ceremony attended by family and friends. Mr. Anixter died February 2.
Ald. Burton Natarus (42nd) introduced a resolution to City Council to initiate the commemoration. Ald. Natarus called Mr. Anixter a “great human being” at the ceremony. The location of the sign is especially appropriate since Mr. Anixter’s wife, Muriel “Midge” Kirchheimer Anixter, lives nearby.
Mr. Anixter was a champion for people with disabilities and played an important role in Anixter Center, a nonprofit agency assisting people with disabilities to live and work successfully in the community. The agency, founded in 1919, was renamed “Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center” in 1993, honoring Mr. Anixter and his first wife for their generous support and service.
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The mission of the Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center is to assist people with disabilities to live and work successfully in the community. Anixter Center is a leading provider of high-quality vocational, residential and educational options, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and health care. Anixter Center is an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities to be full and equal members of the community.
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