Full Text of SR0536 102nd 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 S. Widicus of rural Trenton, who | 4 | | passed away on September 9, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Widicus was born to Henry and Clara | 6 | | (Koester) Seibert in Trenton on February 18, 1927; as a child, | 7 | | she was a member of St John E & R in Summerfield; she attended | 8 | | Summerfield School through 8th grade and graduated from | 9 | | Lebanon High School; she then went to college for her | 10 | | teacher's certificate; she later attended Washington | 11 | | University where she took classes in pattern drafting; she | 12 | | also attended classes in horticulture with a particular | 13 | | interest in farm and garden plants; she married Kenneth | 14 | | Widicus at St. Paul UCC in Lebanon on June 4, 1952; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Widicus made wedding dresses and worked as a | 16 | | seamstress for many years; for 35 years, she and her husband | 17 | | owned Happy Day Kennels; she taught dog obedience classes; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, After her marriage, Ruby Widicus was a member of | 19 | | St Paul UCC in Lebanon and belonged to the Tail Waggers 4-H; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Widicus and her husband showed dogs all |
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| 1 | | around the country; they once won Best of Terrier Group and 2nd | 2 | | Best of Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New | 3 | | York; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Widicus was preceded in death by her | 5 | | parents; her husband; her daughter, Nancy Jane Widicus; and | 6 | | her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Andrew and Ella Widicus; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ruby Widicus is survived by her daughter, Diana | 9 | | (Michael Davis) Widicus; her grandchildren of whom she was | 10 | | especially proud, Michael Andrew (Destiny) Davis, Megan Anne | 11 | | (Korhy) Flanary, Jane (Emily) Briguglio, and Nathan Henry | 12 | | Davis; and her great-grandchildren, Oliver Patrick Flanary, | 13 | | Nancy Jane Flanary, and Theodore Barton Davis; therefore, be | 14 | | it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Ruby S. Widicus and extend our sincere condolences to her | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Ruby Widicus as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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