The Illinois State Route 30 Dedication Ceremony in memory of Herschel Luckinbill Friday, Oct. 13 at Oswego Village Hall, honored the late former resident from Montgomery.
State Representative Stephanie Kifowit is honored to announce the dedication of “Herschel Luckinbill Road” in memory of the late U.S. Navy Veteran Herschel Luckinbill. This event will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the intersection of Route 30 & Douglass Rd, Oswego, (Jewel Parking Lot) Oswego Village...
The Roosevelt – Aurora American Legion Post 84 (RAP84) will have its monthly meeting from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, 1649 Montgomery Road., Suite #7, Aurora The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission meeting will take place at the RAP84 office, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The...
State representative Stephanie Kifowit (84th District), Oswego, is honored to announce the dedication of “Herschel Luckinbill Road” in memory of the late U.S. Navy veteran, Herschel Luckinbill. This event will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Douglas Road, Oswego, (Jewel...
By Mike Eckburg, Commander, Aurora American Legion Post 84 If you have spent time in the military, or love those who do, you have the experience of burying those who died at an age that many consider way too young. The surviving members of the family, friends, and teammates are...
State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) and fellow chief co-sponsors, representatives Keith Wheeler, Barbara Hernandez, Maura Hirschauer, and Mark Batinick, and all other members of the Illinois House passed House Joint Resolution 79 to honor the memory of U.S. Navy veteran Herschel Luckinbill by designating a section of U.S. Route 30...
Honorary street signs are common memorials and tributes to deserving individuals. The Oswego Village government, under the leadership of Village president Troy Parlier, named the late Herschel Luckinbill as a recipient of an honorary street name. Mr. Luckinbill’s lifelong commitment was n service to the United States as a member...
The Aurora Council Navy League received a lovely than-you card [with colors of the American flag on the outside] from Eva Luckinbill on her late husband’s Herschel’s passing. As you may know they had just moved to Tennessee from Montgomery a few months earlier. Here is what the card read:...
• See Veterans’ Voice thevoice.us/tribute-fitting-memorial-to-herschel-luckinbill By Al Benson “Mr. Veteran” was remembered by fellow veterans and friends Thursday, Aug. 5. Ed Doepel of Yorkville, Aurora Police Department chaplain, recalled the late Herschel L. Luckinbill of Montgomery for his service to veterans and the community. Doepel, an Army veteran and Aurora...
By John Montesano The Fox Valley veteran community recently lost one of its most charismatic and devoted advocates with the recent death of Herschel Luckinbill. It was only four months ago that Herschel moved to Tennessee. The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club (FVVBC) members were sorry to see him move,...
The former leader and biggest booster of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, based in Montgomery, died last week in his new home of little more than four months, Charlotte, Tenn.. He had moved from Montgomery where he lived with his wife, Eva. They had a house built in the...
Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water, or in this case, a so-called normal life, along comes the evil stepsister of the COVID virus, the Delta Variant, which Trumpers like to call Great Hoax Number 2. LockDown Number 2 may be on its way...
Of course, it was a shock: Herschel being gone;And instantly the thought: Will we carry on?Perhaps he knew, perhaps he didn’t, but we knowIt is because of him the Breakfast Club did grow.He did not choose to live upon a self-made shelf;In fact, at times, he was larger than life...
Montgomery resident, Navy veteran and veteran advocate Herschel Luckinbill thanks Navy League Aurora Council 247 members Tuesday (March 16) for a farewell tribute February 16. Luckinbill attended the March Navy League dinner meeting at One East Benton Street conference center in Aurora.
There was a salute, a tribute, and a thank you. The focal point was the service rendered by Herschel Luckinbill of Montgomery to military veterans for nearly 20 years. The Navy veteran, see below, was the primary mover and president of the Fox Valley Breakfast Club. The organization was started...
By John Montesano Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club’s (FVVBC) Veteran of the Month for October represents the 50th Veteran of the Month. Because Herschel Luckinbill, president of the FVVBC, started the program, we thought it appropriate to name him the October Veteran of the Month. He was born August 8,...
