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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING BENJAMIN GAINES ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, the members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners are proud to celebrate Benjamin Franklin Gaines, an esteemed Cook County 13th District resident, on the occasion of the celebration of his 100th Birthday on December 10, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Gaines was born in Ohio on December 10, 1922; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Gaines comes from a close knit family with a late wife, Lydia and two sons, Michael and Benjamin; and
WHEREAS, in 1959, Benjamin Gaines built a home in Evanston despite redlining practices happening in Evanston and Skokie; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Gaines worked as a Pullman Porter for over 10 years; and
WHEREAS, he worked in the 13th District as an employee of the United States Postal Service for over 10 years at the Evanston Post Office; and
WHEREAS, he worked as the Head Chef for The Associates Financial Group for over 10 years including events at Notre Dame Football games and at the Chicago Bears Solider Field Sky Box ; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Gaines was one of the first members of his community to host an international and interracial student exchange in the late 1970s with a family in Sweden through the YMCA; and
WHEREAS, his passion for jazz is unmatched and has included his family members by taking them to various performances; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Gaines loved to travel and prioritized showing his family different parts of the world through many family vacations; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Gaines has demonstrated hard work and a dedication to his family and community; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners joins with his family and friends in extending our heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Benjamin Gaines on his 100th birthday; that we commend him on achieving a long and fulfilling life and enriching the lives of everyone he has come into contact with him; and we wish continue...
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