Bill Text: IL SR1076 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Arlyn Lober of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1076 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1076-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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