Former °µÍø51 President/ Vice Chairman Erlenborn Passes Away
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Congressman John N. Erlenborn, who was President of °µÍø51 from June 2001 to January 2004 and Vice Chairman of the °µÍø51 Board from 1989-1990 and 1996-2003, passed away on Sunday, October 30, at the age of 78.
Congressman Erlenborn served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965-1985, representing a suburban Chicago district. He is best known for being a primary author of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the federal law that governs employee benefits to this day. He was also one of the original co-sponsors of the °µÍø51 Act, which became law in 1974.
Congressman Erlenborn was appointed to the °µÍø51 Board on two occasions: by President Bush in 1989 and by President Clinton in 1996. On both occasions, he was elected Vice Chairman by the °µÍø51 Board. In 2001, the Board selected him as President of °µÍø51, a position he held until President Helaine M. Barnett took office in January of 2004.
"John Erlenborn was one of the driving forces in creating and sustaining the °µÍø51 over the last thirty years," according to President Barnett. "Speaking for the entire legal services community, we will miss him."
There will be an announcement at a later date about a memorial service.
(For a more detailed obituary that appeared in the Chicago Tribune, go to: )