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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Ruth Hurlburt Hamilton on June 26, 2018 |
4 | | at the age of 97; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hamilton was born in Kirksville, Missouri in |
6 | | 1921, but spent most of her life as a devoted Oak Parker; she |
7 | | graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School and |
8 | | decided to study acting; she attended the Goodman School of |
9 | | Drama for a year, being cast as a thorn bush in Sleeping |
10 | | Beauty; the director criticized her portrayal in rehearsal, |
11 | | saying she was not "brambling" properly; she then attended |
12 | | Pomona College and later graduated with a degree in English |
13 | | Literature from Rosary College in River Forest; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hamilton married Allen Beye Hamilton in 1943; |
15 | | during her long and happy marriage, she wrote poems and |
16 | | published several in the Ladies Home Journal; her poem, Song |
17 | | for A Fifth Child, has been read and cherished through decades |
18 | | by generations of mothers; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hamilton had many vocations, including |
20 | | acting in community theater productions, working with Oak Park |
21 | | and River Forest High School productions, and writing profiles |
22 | | of actors that appeared in the Chicago Daily News and many |
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1 | | other newspapers; and |
2 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hamilton was known for writing letters and |
3 | | other pieces which carried her signature sparkle, wit, and |
4 | | generosity; she wrote such a charming letter to the actress |
5 | | Lynne Fontanne that Fontanne and husband, Alfred Lunt, agreed |
6 | | to be interviewed, although they had long since stopped |
7 | | agreeing to being profiled; and |
8 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hamilton spent the last ten years of her life |
9 | | at the Presbyterian Home in Evanston; her enormous capacity for |
10 | | happiness was a gift that touched everyone she met; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hamilton was preceded in death by her loving |
12 | | husband, Allen, and her daughter, Sarah; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hamilton is remembered for her profound joy |
14 | | and is survived by her children, Duncan, Bruce, Jeremy, and |
15 | | Jane; her son-in-law, Bob Willard; and her grandchildren, Allen |
16 | | and Duncan Riddell and Ben and Hannah Willard; therefore, be it
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17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
19 | | Ruth Hurlburt Hamilton, and extend our sincere condolences to |
20 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
21 | | further
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