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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Timothy Lee "Tim" Ruddy of Normal, who
4passed away on October 1, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Tim Ruddy was born in Joliet on November 1, 1947
6to Raymond and Anna Mae Ostrem Ruddy; he graduated from Marmion
7Academy, a military high school in Aurora; he attended the
8University of South Carolina for his undergraduate degree and
9Northern Illinois University for his master's degree; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Tim Ruddy became a professor of political science;
11he joined the staff of Illinois State University in the late
121980s; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Tim Ruddy enjoyed listening to Otis Redding,
14watching Casablanca (or any Bogart film), satisfying his sweet
15tooth, and taking in his daily dose of politics; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Tim Ruddy was preceded in death by his parents and
17his brother, Richard Ruddy; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Tim Ruddy is survived by his sister, Marianne
19(Don) Brooks; his children, Emily Woods, Ryan (Tara) Ruddy, and
20Erin (Caleb Castillo) Ruddy; his 3 stepdaughters, Victoria

 

 

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1(Doug Pride) Van Kirk, Heather (Joseph) Summers, and Kara
2(David) Levin; and his 8 grandchildren, Dylan, Madelyn, Finley,
3Jeremiah, Isaac, Vivienne, Max, and Henry; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6Timothy Lee "Tim" Ruddy, and extend our sincere condolences to
7his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Tim Ruddy as an expression of our
11deepest sympathy.