Born on his family farm near Princeton, Illinois on January 4, 1931. Passed away at the age of 87 on August 10, 2018.
Leo was one of 13 kids born to Florence and Edward Sabin. He was the last surviving of his siblings.
Leo graduated third in his class from Malden High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Quincy during the Korean Conflict.
He married the love of his life Gail (Edwards), whom he always said he could not live without. They raised their three sons ( Jerry, Mike, and Don) in Calumet City, Illinois, and never missed one of their events. He was a devoted husband and father with a fun sense of humor; always ready with a joke or a story to tell.
When Leo retired from Republic Steel in Chicago in 1987, he moved with Gail to Sunland Village East in Mesa, Arizona. He enjoyed his retirement by playing softball, tennis and bowling with his friends and fellow residents.
Leo is survived by his wife of 65 years Gail; his son’s Jerry (Gerly), Michael (Catherine), and Donald (Adrienne); his grandchildren Bridget Sabin, Jeffrey (Mary) Sabin, Sandra (Matthew) Rom, Matthew Sabin, Emily Sabin (soon to be married to Julio Fernandez); great grandchildren Gordon Rom, Addison Rom, and Paxton Rom; 29 nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed.
This is a great service for tolhose of us that couldn’t make it there! Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful moment with us all!
May God give y’all peace and comfort rest in peace Mr Sabin sorry for your loss I know he was a fine man. Natha
so very sorry..mr sabin was our neighbor in calumet city for many years
may he rest in peace?
Memories of being your next door neighbor in Calumet City can’t help but serface in my mind! Backyard bbq’s, and evenings filled with lightning bugs, and sparklers on 4th of Juky weeks.The Tonka Trucks we played with excavating the back yard, the pink one i used so I wouldn’t feel left out being the only girl in a herd of boys. So considerate! Most memorable being the snow caves constructed after the big blizzard which covered most of the houses when we were children. Such fun times and good memories are treasures money can’t buy. Rest in peace, sir. You were one of the finest!