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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn about the death of Ruth J. (nee Tunila) Wiggers of 
4Lincoln, who passed away on September 28, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Ruth Wiggers was born on November 20, 1933 to John 
6and Viola Tunila; she grew up in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and 
7graduated from Wilkes Barre Township High School; she attended 
8Western Union Telegraph School in Washington, D.C. and then 
9settled in Illinois; she married Marvin Wiggers at the First 
10United Methodist Church in Lincoln on September 21, 1968; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Ruth Wiggers worked  as a waitress at the Blue Dog 
12Inn in Lincoln and the Heritage Inn; she also worked for the 
13EATON Corporation (formerly known as Cutler Hammer); and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Ruth Wiggers and her husband loved to  dance and 
15were longtime members of the Hartsburg/Emden and Delevan Dance 
16Clubs; they liked to travel and saw all 50 states; she was a 
174-H leader for many years and enjoyed arts and crafts of all 
18kinds; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Ruth Wiggers was preceded in death by her parents; 
20her husband, Marvin; her sister, Helen Lutkoski; her brothers, 
21Joe, Peter, and Victor Tunila; and her stepson, Kevin Wiggers; 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, Ruth Wiggers is survived by her brother, Edward 
3(Rita) Tunila; her daughter, Amy (Nathan) Chen; her 
4sister-in-law, Katherina Goldhammer; her brother-in-law, 
5Milton Wiggers; her sister-in-law, Cecilia Tunila; her 
6step-daughter, Karen (John) Sandel; her son, Robert (Jill) Awe, 
7Jr.; her daughter-in-law, Carrie Wiggers; her granddaughters, 
8Ashley and Kinsley Chen, Shannon (Dan) Doolin, and Courtney 
9Awe; her grandsons, Gregory Chen, Matthew (Tessa) Sandel, 
10Isreal Sandel, Christian Sandel, and Clint Awe; her 7 
11great-grandchildren; her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, 
12great-nephews, great-great-nieces, and great-great-nephews; 
13and her friend, Tom LaVenda; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
16Ruth J. Wiggers, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
17family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the family of Ruth Wiggers as an expression of our 
21deepest sympathy.