ACTIVIST KUBASAK, 84, DIES CIVIC-MINDED BURBANK MAN SERVED ON NUMEROUS PANELS.Byline: Holly Andres Staff Writer BURBANK - Always in the middle of the action but shunning the limelight, Ludwig Anthony ``Lou'' Kubasak helped shape Burbank politics for more than four decades. Kubasak had lived in Burbank since 1946 and served on a number of local commissions and committees before dying May 1 of liver cancer Liver Cancer Definition Liver cancer is a relatively rare form of cancer but has a high mortality rate. Liver cancers can be classified into two types. . He was 84. ``If you had an opinion of what the city of Burbank was doing, he knew all about it,'' said longtime friend Gary Sutliff, a retired Burbank Fire Department battalion chief. ``He knew what the constituents wanted. ``He was involved in the City Council races but he was always an adviser, always in the background.'' Sutliff said his friend of more than 50 years had never wanted to run for the City Council himself. ``He said, 'Leave the limelight for those that need it,''' Sutliff said. ``He was very community-oriented. He was always digging into that community thing.'' Kubasak was a member of the Burbank Senior Citizen Board at the time of his death. He previously had served on the city's Police Commission, Design and Review Board, the Burbank branch of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , the Burbank RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. board and the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. , the civic pride and mayor's downtown committees in Burbank. ``He was very civic-minded,'' said Eric Hansen Eric Hansen can refer to the following people: Writers
Sutliff said Kubasak had a good sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour and was well-liked by all who met him. ``He loved to talk. He was really knowledgeable and had well-founded opinions. Lou always had a joke but never to make fun of anybody,'' said Sutliff. ``He was very family-oriented. People always came up to him. He was a focal point focal point n. See focus. . ``I always thought his hand would wear out before he did because he shook so many hands.'' Kubasak was born on Dec. 23, 1919, in Chicago. He married Irene Louise Moore, a widow with five young children in 1951. The Kubasaks had three children together during their 40-year marriage. Irene Kubasak died in 1991. He was a World War II veteran with the Army Air Forces. Kubasak was a member of the Burbank Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Post, Chapter 150. Kubasak was an automotive parts salesman, retiring from AVNET Inc. after 26 years. Kubasak is survived by four daughters, Patricia Moore Hawkins-Sellers, Mary Lou Moore Stefano, Karen Kubasak Gray and Jane Kubasak Thornton; four sons, Robert Moore, William Moore, John Moore and Joseph Kubasak; 20 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral Mass was held Thursday at St. Finbar Catholic Church in Burbank. A private burial was held at Holy Cross Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery may refer to:
Donations may be made to Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center, 700 N. Sunnyside Ave., Sierra Madre, CA 91024. Holly Andres, (818) 713-3708 holly.andres(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: KUBASAK |
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