MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR JOSEPH RICHARD LENTINO, M.D., Ph.D.
WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that the members of this chamber learned of the death of Joseph Richard Lentino, M.D., Ph.D., on November 12, 2018; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by the Honorable Margaret Laurino, Alderman ofthe 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Born on August 19, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, Joseph was the beloved son of the late Vincent J. Lentino and the late Vincie J. (nee Sciacca); and
WHEREAS, Joseph leaves to cherish his memories: his adored wife, Joan (nee Witort); their children whom he dearly loved, Laura (Matthew Downs), James (Kari), Joseph (Janie), Lawrence (Alice Brown), and Gerald (Danielle King); his eleven precious grandchildren, Jayden and Katelyn Downs, Zoe Slosser, Sullivan Deiotte, Tuesday and Wyatt Lentino, Christopher and Joseph Lentino; step great-granddaughter, Tesla Chambers, and many more family, friends and people whom his dedicated and expert work served. Agonizingly predeceased by twin grandsons: Joseph Hugh and Jack Alexander Lentino and grandson Ian James Lentino, he now rejoins them; treasured and
WHEREAS, Joe graduated with a Ph.D. in microbiology from Loyola University Chicago and received a medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, later becoming a professor of medicine at Loyola University School of Medicine and the Chief of Infectious Disease at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. In addition, he was the Program Director of the Infectious Disease Fellowship Program. These positions enabled him to teach, conduct research, and provide care for patients, all of which he deeply loved to do. He held these positions until he retired after 32 years of service; and
WHEREAS, The beginning of Joe's clinical practice coincided with the studies of the symptoms that would eventually become known as the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He found ways to assure and provide care for those who had or could be at risk for thi...
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