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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Julius |
| 4 | | Eli Golembo, who passed away at his home in Deerfield on July |
| 5 | | 25, 2021 at
the age of 106; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Julius Golembo was born in the Douglas Park |
| 7 | | neighborhood on Chicago's West Side to Saul and Jennie |
| 8 | | Golembo, Jewish
emigrants from Lithuania, on March 6, 1915; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Julius Golembo valued perseverance, commitment, |
| 11 | | and hard work; as a child of the Great Depression, he survived |
| 12 | | on limited rations and dreamt of a
stable career and the |
| 13 | | ability to provide for his family; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Julius Golembo studied and became a pharmacist; |
| 15 | | he started his career earning $.50 an hour and worked hard to |
| 16 | | advance,
eventually seizing the opportunity to own his own |
| 17 | | pharmacies in Chicago and the suburbs; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Julius Golembo worked as a pharmacist for over 70 |
| 19 | | years and finally retired in
his 90s while working as a |
| 20 | | pharmacist in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Julius Golembo was an honest man of faith and a |
| 2 | | committed member of his shul, never
missing a service; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, At 106, Julius Golembo still had the wits of a |
| 4 | | young man with an uncanny ability to recall
minute details, |
| 5 | | such as moments from seemingly disparate ball games from |
| 6 | | decades prior; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Julius Golembo left a mark on the hearts of those |
| 8 | | who knew him with his always upbeat
demeanor and an ability to |
| 9 | | remain present in all his interactions; he always wanted the |
| 10 | | best for his loved ones and family; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Julius Golembo was a beloved son, brother, |
| 12 | | husband, father, uncle, grandfather, friend, and
so much more; |
| 13 | | he wanted nothing but the best for his loved ones and family; |
| 14 | | therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we mourn the passing of Julius Eli Golembo and extend our |
| 18 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 19 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Julius Golembo as an expression of |