Full Text of SR2105 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ruth Wagner of Marengo, who passed away | 4 | | on July 17, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wagner was born on October 20, 1917 in Riley | 6 | | Township; her parents were William and Iva French; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, After growing up on many farms in northern | 8 | | Illinois and living in several states, Ruth Wagner finally | 9 | | returned to her beloved Marengo in 1948, where she resided ever | 10 | | since; she worked at McGill's and Arnold Engineering before | 11 | | becoming an Avon lady, for which she is best known; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wagner was an active member of the Veterans | 13 | | of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and a faithful member of the Marengo | 14 | | United Methodist Church; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wagner was preceded in death by her first | 16 | | husband, Donald Locke, and her second husband, LaVerne Wagner; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Wagner is survived by her children, John | 19 | | (Antje) Locke and Judith (Nolan) Bradford; her grandchildren, | 20 | | Jane Rensinger, Nancy Ridenour, David Locke, and Scott Miller; |
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| 1 | | 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 5 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Ruth Wagner; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Ruth Wagner as an expression of our | 9 | | sympathy.
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