Full Text of HR0507 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 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 | 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
| 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 | 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
| 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
| 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
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Julius Golembo as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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