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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of Ruth Paul Caudle of Vernon Hills, who 
4passed away on February 24, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Ruth Caudle was born in Haiti, but moved to the 
6United States as a teenager to pursue an education; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Ruth Caudle never forgot her native country of 
8Haiti and helped raise money to build and support a school for 
9underprivileged children there; she helped raised money for the 
10Spirit of Truth School in Haiti, which opened in 2003, and 
11continued to raise money for the school by making a CD for 
12sale, authoring a children's book, and organizing a 5K/10K race 
13with proceeds going to the school; she also led teams of people 
14on mission trips to Haiti; after the devastating earthquake in 
15Haiti in 2010, she, along with her husband and a small group of 
16people, traveled to Haiti to deliver about 140 tents and other 
17supplies for earthquake victims; and

  
 
18    WHEREAS, Ruth Caudle is survived by her husband, Brian, and 
19her 3 children; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
 
 
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1her family and friends, the passing of Ruth Paul Caudle; and be 
2it further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to the family of Ruth Caudle as an expression of our 
5sympathy.