GILBERT-BASNIK-Obituary

GILBERT B. BASNIK

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois

Sep 22, 1925 – Aug 5, 2021 (Age 95)

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BORN
September 22, 1925
DIED
August 5, 2021
AGE
95
LOCATION
MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois

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Gilbert B. Basnik, 95, died peacefully at JourneyCare in Glenview on August 5, 2021. Gilbert was born on September 22, 1925, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Anton and Helen Zbasnik (nee Ostanek). In 1933, his father was elected president of the American Fraternal Union, a Slovenian fraternal insurance...

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In memory of Gilbert Basnik

Gilbert Basnik, one of the most intelligent, musically gifted and globally intuitive men I've ever known. I learned so much from his 'kitchen-table' lectern. I was blessed to have personally known someone from "The Greatest Generation" whose heroic story was inspiring and humbling. These unknown heroes are the backbone of the United States, and those of us who were we're privileged enough to encounter them, and learn their legacy, relay the message that freedom's foundation is built upon...