Full Text of SR0327 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Benjamin Lubin of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on March 1, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Benjamin Lubin was the eldest child born to the | 6 | | union of Octille and Hosey Lubin, in Lake Charles, Louisiana; | 7 | | his family grew to include his sister, Dorothy Bell, and two | 8 | | brothers, Calvin and Huey; he accepted Christ at an early age | 9 | | and was baptized at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, in Lake | 10 | | Charles; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from Lake Charles' W.O. Boston | 12 | | High School, he joined the United States Army and served during | 13 | | the Korean War as a paratrooper; after completing 23 years of | 14 | | service, he was honorably discharged, having received the | 15 | | Korean Service Medal with a Bronze Star, the United Nations | 16 | | Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, After returning to the United States, he moved to | 18 | | Chicago and met the love of his life, Peggy Hamer, and they | 19 | | enjoyed 49 years of marriage, setting an example of love, | 20 | | companionship, and mutual respect; to this union two children | 21 | | were born, the late Dwain Phillip Lubin, a mechanical engineer, | 22 | | and Niva Marie Bennette Lubin; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, For more than a decade, he worked two jobs to | 2 | | allow his wife the freedom to complete her undergraduate | 3 | | studies and obtain her Master's degree; he worked at Chicago's | 4 | | London House, where he met Robert Vaughn, who quickly became | 5 | | his best friend and ultimately godfather to his daughter; their | 6 | | friendship lasted over 50 years; Robert encouraged Ben to | 7 | | follow his occupational path, with Ben completing the Meat | 8 | | Cutting and Merchandising Program at Washburne Trade School and | 9 | | working for A&P Foods; he later worked for Zenith Vending, | 10 | | where he serviced vending machines, and Technicolor | 11 | | Filmmakers; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1970, he began working for his final employer, | 13 | | United Airlines; the travel bug bit him and his family and they | 14 | | routinely visited such tropical spots as Hawaii, California, | 15 | | the Bahamas, Florida, the Cayman Islands, and taking an Alaskan | 16 | | cruise; in 1996, they traveled to Ghana with a group led by the | 17 | | late Dr. Margaret Burroughs; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, He was an avid golfer and loved to watch golf on | 19 | | television; after his wife's passing, he joined the church of | 20 | | his daughter and son-in-law, Trinity United Church of Christ; | 21 | | he was an active member of the Greeter's Ministry and the | 22 | | Gentleness Team, welcoming worshippers to the church with a | 23 | | smile and a warm hello and welcome; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He made friends wherever he went and was a regular | 2 | | at Mather's Senior Center and Café for 4 years; he enjoyed the | 3 | | fried catfish on Fridays and a late breakfast on Wednesdays; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy, and | 6 | | his son, Dwain; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Benjamin Lubin is survived by his devoted | 8 | | daughter, Niva Lubin-Johnson, M.D.; his loving son-in-law, | 9 | | Joseph Johnson; his brother, Calvin; his mother-in-law, | 10 | | Johnnie Jackson; his best friend, Robert Vaughn; and many | 11 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | his family and friends, the passing of Benjamin Lubin; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Benjamin Lubin as a symbol of our | 18 | | sincere sympathy.
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