Record #: R2016-380   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 5/18/2016 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 5/18/2016
Title: Tribute to late Lucille Serafin
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
Attachments: 1. R2016-380.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

 

WHEREAS, Lucille Serafin has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 98; and

 

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

 

WHEREAS, Raised in an Italian family in the Bridgeport neighborhood, Lucille Serafin was the daughter of the late Fred, an upholsterer, and Anna, an immigrant born in Sambuca, Italy; and

 

WHEREAS, Lucille Serafin was the dear sister of Joseph Barber and the late Peter Barber and Jean Derk; and

 

WHEREAS, Lucille Serafin married the late Stanley "Murphy" and the couple raised their two sons, Robert and Frederick, in Bridgeport; and

 

WHEREAS, An avid gardener, Lucille Serafin enjoyed growing tomatoes and peppers that she used in her home-cooked spaghetti sauces and other Italian dishes; and

 

WHEREAS, For more than 25 years, Lucille Serafin worked in the insurance department of Talman Federal Savings & Loan Association, 5501 South Kedzie Avenue, until she retired 1983; and

 

WHEREAS, Upon her retirement, Lucille Serafin joined her husband in coordinating excursions for seniors to matinees and shows in downtown Chicago as well as day-trips to destinations in Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan; and

 

WHEREAS, A true "people-person" who was blessed with a vibrant personality, Lucille Serafin volunteered for decades at the U.S.O. at Midway Airport which provides warmth, hospitality, meals and other services to our nation's troops traveling through Chicago; and

 

WHEREAS, Lucille Serafin served as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Gall Church where she was a longtime member of The Lady's Guild; and

 

WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Lucille Serafin serve as an example to all; and

 

WHEREAS, Lucille Serafin will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her many relatives, friends and neighbors; and

 

 

WHEREAS, To her two sons, Robert and Frederick, and her five adoring grandchildren, Lucille Serafin 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 eighteenth day of May, 2016, do hereby commemorate Lucille Serafin for her grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Lucille Serafin.

Alderman - 14th Ward