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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rubin Lopez of
4 Chicago on the occasion of his 80th birthday on September 26,
5 2008; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Rubin Lopez was born on September 26, 1928 in
7 Chicago; he was the oldest of the six children of Daniel and
8 Elisa (Gracian) Lopez; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Rubin Lopez married Jeanine Hill in 1952;
10 together, they have seven children, Rory, Margarita (Sue),
11 Daniel, Rubin, James, Paul, and Kevin; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Rubin Lopez has lived on the southeast side of
13 Chicago his entire life and attended Tilden High School; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Rubin Lopez joined the United States Marine Corps
15 in 1946; after serving two years, he was placed in the
16 reserves; in 1951, he was called back to active duty during the
17 Korean Conflict; he was discharged in 1952, having achieved the
18 rank of Sergeant; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Rubin Lopez worked at the Illinois Central train
20 station, the Studebaker manufacturing plant, Ringsby United

 

 

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1 Trucking, and the Carstensen Trucking Company, while raising
2 his children at the same time; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Rubin Lopez enjoys Notre Dame football, horse
4 racing, airplanes (particularly historic military aircraft),
5 and, most of all, his family; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Rubin Lopez has fourteen grandchildren and six
7 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate Rubin Lopez of Chicago on the occasion of his 80th
11 birthday and wish him many happy and healthy years to come; and
12 be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Rubin Lopez as a symbol of our esteem and respect.