[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 93 (Monday, July 18, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: July 18, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO FRANKLIN LOEBE

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 18, 1994

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to pay tribute 
to a member of the Third Congressional District of Illinois, Mr. 
Franklin Loebe. On August 1, 1994, Mr. Loebe will retire from his 
career as village treasurer of Orland Park, IL after 65 years of 
dedicated service. This is certainly an accomplishment worthy of 
special recognition.
  A native of Orland Park, Mr. Loebe was born in 1906 and went to grade 
school in a little school house at 143d Street and Beacon Avenue. He 
attended Englewood High School in Chicago and went on to Northwestern 
University in 1925. Mr. Loebe studied accounting and business before 
returning home due to a family illness.
  Mr. Loebe was running the general store when Mayor Ralph Jennings 
asked if he would like the job of village treasurer. Mr. Loebe became 
Orland Park's village treasurer at age 23, when the town had a total 
population of 450 residents and a $6,000 budget. As he retires 65 years 
later, Orland Park claims 40,000 residents and an estimated $20 million 
budget.
  Mr. Loebe is well known for his exceptional ability to manage the 
village finances. His financial expertise will be sorely missed in the 
treasurer's office. His commitment to the village of Orland Park and 
its residents is certainly deserved of special recognition.
  Mr. Loebe is married to Dorothea Loebe and is the father of two 
daughters. He is known for his special talent for storytelling about 
old Orland Park.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize Franklin Loebe for dedicating 
himself to the welfare and the betterment of our community. I am sure 
that my colleagues will join me in expressing congratulations to Mr. 
Loebe for his many years of selfless dedication, loyalty, and 
professionalism to our community. I wish him well on his retirement and 
hope his life continues to be an adventure full of pleasant memories.

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