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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Anthony | ||||||
| 4 | Richard "Tony" Scruggs, who passed away on April 6, 2024; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Tony Scruggs was born to Richard and Elizabeth | ||||||
| 6 | Scruggs in Bethesda, Maryland on April 2, 1959; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Tony Scruggs worked as a truck driver for Federal | ||||||
| 8 | Pipe and Steel for most of his adult life; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Tony Scruggs was passionate about cooking; he was | ||||||
| 10 | a barbecue master who made a name for himself locally, winning | ||||||
| 11 | contests and running a few different restaurants over the | ||||||
| 12 | years; he was a contestant on season two of the TV show | ||||||
| 13 | MasterChef before landing a position as executive chef at a | ||||||
| 14 | famous BBQ eatery near Wrigley Field in Chicago; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Tony Scruggs loved his animals, his garden, his | ||||||
| 16 | yard, and the sunset; he enjoyed taking nightly country drives | ||||||
| 17 | with his wife while listening to their favorite songs, | ||||||
| 18 | fishing, and collecting antiques, especially fishing lures; | ||||||
| 19 | and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Tony Scruggs was a family man who loved taking | ||||||
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| 1 | his grandchildren on adventures; he will be remembered for his | ||||||
| 2 | bright smile and his laughter filling any room he was in; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Tony Scruggs was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 4 | and his sister, Kristine; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Tony Scruggs is survived by his wife of 46 years, | ||||||
| 6 | Cheryl Scruggs; his children, Sarah (Tom) Sullivan, Tony | ||||||
| 7 | (Janelle Ditta) Scruggs, and Selina (Brad) Manning; his | ||||||
| 8 | grandchildren, Max Riegel, Ella Sullivan, Monty Manning, Noah | ||||||
| 9 | Manning, and Isaiah Ditta; his brother, Paul Scruggs; his | ||||||
| 10 | sister-in-law, Lisa (Joe) Trznadel; and his nephews, Mychel | ||||||
| 11 | Trznadel and Connor Trznadel; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we mourn the passing of Anthony Richard "Tony" Scruggs and | ||||||
| 15 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 16 | who knew and loved him; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Tony Scruggs as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||