SR0905 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Ruth M. Weber of Bloomington, who passed away on September 8, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Weber was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin to William and Marie Weber on August 7, 1937; she graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc and received her bachelor's degree from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Weber moved to the Bloomington-Normal community, where she worked in sales, selling women's cosmetics to department stores and clients; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Weber was active in Republican politics; she was a former president of the McLean County Lincoln Club and was elected a precinct committee woman in Normal for many years; she attended several national and state Republican Conventions; she was elected McLean County Recorder in 1992 and served for several terms, retiring in 2004; she served as president of the Friday Club where elected officials in McLean County government would meet over lunch to share ideas and discuss current events in county government; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Weber was an avid Green Bay Packers fan all of her life; she was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bloomington, where she played the organ for mass and various events at the church; she showed and loved horses; she played the organ for many years at horse shows for county fairs and was a regular organist for horse shows at the Illinois State Fair; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Weber was patient, kind, and considerate to others; she was grateful to all who helped her in her later years, including her special friends, Ann Ripsom, Pat Pence, Irene and Dennis Bourgerie, and Dan Deneen and his family; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Ruth M. Weber, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her.