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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Ruth Helen Johnson Ivantic of Lake 
4County, who passed away on May 1, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ruth Ivantic was born in Chicago to Joseph Johnson 
6and Anna Mae Wiley on September 13, 1927; she graduated from 
7Proviso East High School in Maywood in 1945 and married William 
8Ivantic in October of 1950; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Ruth Ivantic worked as a secretary for a variety 
10of businesses and organizations, including the Pure Oil 
11Company, the Deep Freeze Corporation, and the United States 
12Veterans' Administration in Downey; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Ruth Ivantic was a devoted wife, mother, 
14grandmother, and great-grandmother; she loved to care for the 
15youngest members of her large extended family; she was known 
16for her remarkable skills in the kitchen and could always be 
17found cooking up a wonderful new recipe to share with friends 
18and family; she traveled with her husband, both domestically 
19and abroad, spending winters in Long Key, Florida; she enjoyed 
20golf outings with her many friends, playing in three local 
21leagues and shooting a hole-in-one in 1991; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Ruth Ivantic was a member of many clubs and civic 
2organizations, including the North Chicago Women's Club and the 
3Red Hat Society of Long Key; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Ruth Ivantic was preceded in death by her sister, 
5Alice Johnson Gungler, and her brother, Joseph "Bud" Johnson; 
6and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Ruth Ivantic is survived by her husband of 66 
8years, William; her children, Thomas (Terri) Ivantic, Susan 
9(Thomas) Bowling, Elizabeth (Tom) Kneesel, Karen Ivantic, and 
10Amy (Alfred) Avakian; 15 grandchildren; five 
11great-grandchildren;  her sister, Joanne Johnson Yeoman 
12Bonwell; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15Ruth Helen Johnson Ivantic, and extend our sincere condolences 
16to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be 
17it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Ruth Ivantic as an expression of our 
20deepest sympathy.