Thomas Eubank, Known As 'The Birdhouse Guy,' Dies: Obituary

NEW LENOX, IL — Thomas S. Eubank, 77, of New Lenox, died in his home Friday, according to an obituary posted on the Kurtz Memorial Chapel website.

Eubank, known in New Lenox as "the birdhouse guy," was a U.S. Army veteran who worked for Kraft Foods at the Kool Aid plant on Chicago’s Southside for 33 years, and he would dress up as the Kool Aid man for picnics, according to Kurtz.

Eubank was born in Chicago to the late Thomas and Evelyn (nee Wicklund) Eubank. He is survived by his wife, Elaine (nee McLean) Slee Eubank; brothers John (Anne) Eubank and Ronald Eubank; also survived by Elaine’s children, Edward (Carrie) Slee, David (Lynda) Slee, and Sherri (late Robert) Sanders; 12 grandchildren; and 4 great grandchildren, according to the Kurtz obituary.

The family will receive friends at Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 102 Francis Road in New Lenox, from 4-7 p.m. Monday. A funeral is scheduled for Tuesday, with visitation from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral service at 10:30 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 15101 S. 80th Ave. in Orland Park. Interment with full military honors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, in Elwood.

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