2018 OP Fall/Winter

HONORING OUR VETERANS

HONORING OUR VETERANS

Veterans Day

Orland Park’s Tom Dubelbeis Named Illinois Bicentennial Honor 200 Honoree

Hundreds of veterans, family members and friends gathered on Sunday, November 11 @ 11a.m. to honor and remember those who served. It is with tremendous gratitude and pride that the Village of Orland Park adds the names of the following veterans to the Orland Park Veterans Memorial, Ara Pace’ - Place of Peace.

wrote, “The Honor 200 nominations were evaluated on the achievements and the contributions made by each honoree that have aided, benefited and provided inspiration to your local communities and your fellow veterans.” Dubelbeis served as a village trustee for more than 10 years, retiring in August, 2001 to pursue a local business venture. During his tenure as a trustee, Dubelbeis donated his $600 monthly stipend to local veterans’ organizations, a domestic violence shelter and other not-for-profits. When he retired from the village board, Dubelbeis donated the $5000 from his campaign fund to the village’s Veterans Commission and the Orland Historical Society for the creation of a veterans’ museum. “We are very proud of Orland Park’s many veterans programs,” said Village Manager Joe La Margo whose son currently serves with the U.S. Navy. “Being named among 200 veterans statewide is a great honor for Tom Dubelbeis. We congratulate him and thank him for all that he does for veterans.” Dubelbeis chaired the village’s veterans’ commission from 2002 until 2010 returning in 2015 to serve as the group’s veterans’ liaison. During his time away from the commission, Dubelbeis worked with businesses to recycle electronics to raise funds for computer training for veterans. The Honor 200 recipients represent more than 50 counties across the state of Illinois. Nominees were evaluated based on their achievements, and on the extent to which their contributions have aided, benefited and provided inspiration to their community at large. In addition, nominees must have received an honorable discharge from the U.S. military and reside in Illinois. The Honor 200 recipients attended the state’s official 200th birthday celebration at Navy Pier in Chicago on December 3, 2018.

Tom Dubelbeis, veterans’ liaison for the Village of Orland Park Veterans Commission, has been added to an elite group. Dubelbeis has been named an Illinois Bicentennial Honor 200 Honoree, being

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Edward L. Kasper II

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Dr. Edward L. Kasper III

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Yuriy Zmysly

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James Kirkwood

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George A. Kuczero John Sylvester Ponce Italo A. Quagliani Bruno G. Quagliani James Patrick Floyd Edward J. Pawlak Glenn Ohlquist Ronald B. Goff Leonard F. Brennan Charles Joseph Hadad Felipe Gonzalez, Jr. John W. McGonigal Stephen James Murphy Jr.

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recognized for his contributions to his fellow veterans, service members and local community. He is one of 200 Illinois veterans to receive this honor during the state’s Bicentennial Celebration. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Illinois Bicentennial Office announced the recipients of Bicentennial HONOR 200 on October 24, honoring the work of 200 veterans who continue to make extraordinary contributions to the people of Illinois. Dubelbeis was nominated by Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau. “Tom Dubelbeis began his service to our country in 1970 when he joined the US Army,” Pekau said. “He has spent most of his life in service --- to our country, to the community, and most importantly to his beloved veterans.” Dubelbeis’s years of community involvement that began in 1984 when he coached for the Orland Youth Association Girls’ Program going onto serve as the group’s president. Dubelbeis served on the village’s Recreation Advisory Board from 1987 through 1991 when he was elected village trustee. In his letter to Dubelbeis, retired Brigadier General Stephen Curda, director of the Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs,

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US Marines

Michael Kosteczko

Frank C. Wic

Kenneth Robert Johnston Joseph Bernard Goldyn

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