Full Text of SR1076 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Arlyn Lober of Springfield, who passed | 4 | | away on May 12, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arlyn Lober was born in Cissna Park to Edward and | 6 | | Rosella (Roll) Lober on May 8, 1924; he graduated from Cissna | 7 | | Park High School, where he was a star athlete and | 8 | | valedictorian; he served in the U.S. Army during World War II | 9 | | with the 11th Armored Division of Patton's 3rd Army | 10 | | Thunderbolt as a tank commander and fought in the Battle of the | 11 | | Bulge; he was awarded the Purple Heart; he then earned his | 12 | | bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of | 13 | | Illinois and was a proud supporter of the Fighting Illini; he | 14 | | married Maureen Macy in Litchfield on June 18, 1950; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Arlyn Lober took his first teaching position in | 16 | | Litchfield, where he met his future wife; they moved to | 17 | | Springfield in 1952, and he begin teaching math and coaching | 18 | | at Lanphier High School; he taught at Lanphier High School for | 19 | | 33 years and was the Lanphier basketball coach for 22 years; he | 20 | | took five teams to State and had over 400 career wins; he also | 21 | | coached tennis and cross country in his early years at | 22 | | Lanphier; he retired from coaching in 1973 and then became the | 23 | | athletic director; he retired from Lanphier in 1986; he was |
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| 1 | | inducted into the Illinois High School Basketball Coaches Hall | 2 | | of Fame and the Springfield Sports Hall of Fame; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Arlyn Lober was a member of Peace Lutheran | 4 | | Church, the Disabled American Veterans, Kiwanis International, | 5 | | and the Ansar Shriners; he was also a lifetime member of the | 6 | | American Legion of Cissna Park and a past member of the | 7 | | Sangamon County Board; he loved boating, water-skiing, | 8 | | traveling, spending summers at the DAV Club, and attending his | 9 | | grandchildren's many sporting events and activities; he was an | 10 | | avid runner, golfer, and tennis player and a lifelong Chicago | 11 | | Cubs fan who would fly the "W" after every win; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Arlyn Lober was preceded in death by his parents; | 13 | | his infant daughter, Laurette Lober; and his brother, Dale E. | 14 | | Lober; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Arlyn Lober is survived by his wife, Maureen; his | 16 | | daughters, Becky (Denny) Hendricks, Rose (Ric) Lober-Hamilton, | 17 | | and Chris (Todd) Green; his grandchildren, Macy (Nick) | 18 | | Lober-Morrison, Thomas Hamilton, Audrey Green, and Gabriel | 19 | | Green; his great-grandchildren, Eli Cook, Teagan Bensko, and | 20 | | Jacob Morrison; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 21 | | it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Arlyn Lober and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 3 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Arlyn Lober as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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