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90_HR0363
LRB9008939CBcbA
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body are saddened to learn
3 of the death of Alfred Rubin of Naperville on Tuesday,
4 December 16, 1997; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born on December 10, 1920 in Naperville,
6 the son of Samuel and Anna Pomerantz Rubin; he graduated from
7 the University of Illinois and was active in the ROTC; and
8 WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army and during
9 the war he was promoted to captain and received the Silver
10 Cross, a Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters, and the
11 Bronze Arrowhead; he was recently honored by the French
12 government for his role in the invasion of Normandy; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Rubin served his community on several boards
14 dating back to the dedication of Centennial Beach in 1931;
15 these include the Naperville Elementary School District 78,
16 the Hospital Board, the Naperville City Council, Bank of
17 Naperville, Harris Bank of Naperville, the Naperville
18 Riverwalk Commission, and the Naperville Park District Board;
19 and
20 WHEREAS, He was a founder of the Naperville United Way;
21 he was honored last year by the Naperville Park District with
22 the renaming of the Riverwalk Community Center to the Alfred
23 Rubin Riverwalk Community Center; and
24 WHEREAS, He was a member of the Central Area Naperville
25 Development Organization, the Naperville VFW Post 3873,
26 American Legion Post 43, Euclid Lodge AF&AM 65, Moose Lodge
27 1290, and Naperville Rotary; and
28 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
29 and his friends, especially his wife, Naomi; his son, Steven;
30 his daughters, Jennifer and Lydia; his daughter-in-law,
31 Sheri; his grandchildren, Rachael and Emily; one brother,
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1 Norman; and two sisters, Gish Levy and Lucille Cooper Gutman;
2 therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends; and
6 be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to his widow, Naomi Rubin.