Record #: R2017-431   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 5/24/2017 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 5/24/2017
Title: Tribute to late Ralph Marbach
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
Attachments: 1. R2017-431.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

 

WHEREAS, The Honorable Ralph Marbach has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 85; and

 

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

 

WHEREAS, A resident of Wheaton, the Honorable Ralph Marbach was a suburban elected official and the loving husband of Madeleine; and

 

WHEREAS, The Honorable Ralph Marbach was the much-adored father of Greg and Valerie and the step-grandfather of seven to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that he possessed in abundance; and

 

WHEREAS, Raised on the Southeast Side of Chicago, the Honorable Ralph Marbach graduated from Mount Carmel High School and from the Fournier Institute of Technology in Lemont with a degree in engineering; and

 

WHEREAS, The Honorable Ralph Marbach worked for 38 years as an electrical engineer at Argonne National Laboratory; and

 

WHEREAS, The Honorable Ralph Marbach served for more than two decades as a Winfield Township Trustee; and

 

WHEREAS, During his esteemed tenure, the Honorable Ralph Marbach was known as a gentlemanly, knowledgeable and well-prepared official who always did his homework; and

 

WHEREAS, The Honorable Ralph Marbach was instrumental in establishing a program offering counseling services for children and a service offering transportation for senior citizens; and

 

WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of the Honorable Ralph Marbach serve as an example to all; and

 

WHEREAS, His love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared the Honorable Ralph Marbach to his family members, friends and all who knew him, and enabled him to enrich their lives in ways they will never forget; and

 

 

WHEREAS, To his beloved family, the Honorable Ralph Marbach imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-fourth day of May, 2017, do hereby commemorate the Honorable Ralph Marbach for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of the Honorable Ralph Marbach.