Full Text of SR0412 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Ruby Lofton of Bolingbrook; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Lofton became civically engaged at the age | 5 | | of 15 in her native Mississippi, knocking on doors to motivate | 6 | | people to vote; she earned a degree from Mississippi Valley | 7 | | State University and her midwife license from the University | 8 | | of Mississippi Medical School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Lofton was a stalwart member of the | 10 | | Democratic Party, having served as the first and second vice | 11 | | chair of the Will County Democratic Central Committee and | 12 | | DuPage Township, an executive board member of the Illinois | 13 | | Democratic Women of Will County, a founding member of the Will | 14 | | County Democratic Black Caucus, and an elected precinct | 15 | | committeeperson for decades; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, While in Chicago, Ruby Lofton worked and | 17 | | volunteered in various capacities, including organizing | 18 | | community members to run for public office as she served as | 19 | | executive director of the Organization for a Better Austin, | 20 | | volunteering in Chicago schools as a PTA organizer, serving as | 21 | | director of the Human Needs Center, acting as chairman of the | 22 | | Blue-Ribbon Charity Committee with the International Masons |
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| 1 | | and the Order of the Eastern Star, and working with | 2 | | Congressman Danny Davis on his annual back-to-school parade | 3 | | and picnic and his annual Christmas dinner for seniors; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Lofton was actively involved in the | 5 | | Bolingbrook community, where she became a resident in 1993; | 6 | | she was a member of the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce and the | 7 | | Bolingbrook Crime Stoppers, and she also served as a board | 8 | | member of the State of Illinois Crime Stoppers; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Lofton was presented with the National | 10 | | Unsung Hero's Award in Washington, D.C. in recognition of her | 11 | | 20 years of volunteerism and was honored by Channel 2 News, CBS | 12 | | Chicago, with its Someone You Should Know award; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Lofton will be remembered for devoting | 14 | | herself to making her communities safer, stronger, and more | 15 | | inclusive; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Lofton was the wife of the late John Lofton, | 17 | | the mother of two children, and a good friend to many; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Ruby Lofton and extend our sincere condolences to her family, |
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| 1 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Ruby Lofton as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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