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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to convey
3 their sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Peggy
4 Jane Lubin, who recently passed away; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Peggy Lubin was born February 5, 1939 to Johnnie
6 Jackson and Jimmy Cross in Bolivar, Tennessee; Peggy and her
7 mother moved to Chicago, where she attended Oakenwald
8 Elementary and St. Elizabeth High Schools; she attended Xavier
9 University in New Orleans and then returned to Chicago,
10 receiving her B.A. degree from Chicago Teachers College; she
11 received her Master's Degrees in Geography and Education from
12 Chicago State University, as well as completion of all course
13 work toward the Doctor of Education degree at Loyola
14 University; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Peggy was baptized into the Catholic faith; as an
16 adult, she became a member of Christ Universal Temple but also
17 frequently visited Trinity United Church of Christ; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Peggy and Benjamin Lubin were married February 3,
19 1957; they were blessed with two children, Niva Marie and Dwain
20 Phillip; together with her family they traveled to South and
21 West Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Bermuda and Hawaii; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Peggy Lubin worked as an educator and
23 administrator with the Chicago Public Schools for more than 32
24 years, with service at Dewey Elementary, John Hope Middle, and
25 Steinmetz High Schools; she was appointed principal of the
26 Nettlehorst Elementary School in the Wrigleyville community
27 where her highly successful tenure spanned 15 years; she worked
28 with a culturally diverse student body that also included a
29 large population of students with disabilities; and
 
30     WHEREAS, She was featured in a Chicago Tribune article as

 

 

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1 the first principal in the State of Illinois to enroll a
2 student with HIV; she was the recipient of numerous citations
3 and awards, including the CPS Principal of Excellence Award,
4 Cook County State's Attorney Outstanding Woman in Education
5 Award, and Chicago Park District Service Award; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Upon retirement, Peggy assumed a faculty position
7 at Loyola University, later joining the faculty of Roosevelt
8 University in an innovative principal training program; she
9 also directed a collaborative pilot program for those holding
10 State principal certificates, but needing additional courses
11 to meet newly mandated CPS requirements; and
 
12     WHEREAS, She was initiated into Beta Chapter of Alpha Kappa
13 Alpha Sorority, Inc. in November of 1959 as one of the six
14 "Fine Line of 59"; she also became a Life Member of the
15 sorority; following her college graduation, she became a member
16 of Theta Omega Chapter, serving in various capacities including
17 Chaplain, and Chairman of the Connection Committee; she served
18 on the Board of Human Resources Development Institute, Inc.
19 (HRDI), accepting the Board chairmanship in 1994; and she was
20 an annual presenter at the HRDI International Conference,
21 Counseling and Treating People of Color; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Peggy Lubin was preceded in death by her son
23 Dwain; she is survived by her husband, Benjamin; her daughter
24 Dr. Niva Lubin-Johnson; her son-in-law Joseph Johnson; her
25 mother Johnnie Jackson; her brother-in-law Calvin Lubin; her
26 brother Robert Vaughn; her first cousins Sybil Mitchell and
27 James Mann; her God-daughter Toya Brantley; her Sorority line
28 sisters Carole Cartwright, Gloria Jackson, Loann King, Betty
29 Laddy, and Marva Lee; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and
30 friends; therefore, be it
 
31     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
32 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with

 

 

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1 her family and friends, the passing of Peggy Jane Lubin; and be
2 it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Peggy Lubin.