Full Text of SR1089 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 Derwood Keith Ruggles of Aledo, who | 4 | | passed away on June 3, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Derwood Ruggles was born in Mercer County to Joe | 6 | | B. and Cleda (Elschler) Ruggles on August 25, 1937; he | 7 | | graduated from Aledo High School; he served in the U.S. Army | 8 | | from July 1957 through July 1960; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Derwood Ruggles received training in fire | 10 | | suppression and served the Aledo Fire Department for many | 11 | | years, including 16 years as assistant chief; he also worked | 12 | | for Alexis Fire Equipment doing tradeshows across the nation; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Derwood Ruggles loved to tinker on things and did | 15 | | body and service work for several years; he was a | 16 | | jack-of-all-trades, including carpentry, masonry, plumbing, | 17 | | and electrical; his real passion was antiquing, both | 18 | | collecting and restoring, and he had his own shop for many | 19 | | years in Aledo; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Derwood Ruggles was preceded in death by his | 21 | | siblings, David, Harold, Garland, Joe, and Jim Ruggles, Orta |
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| 1 | | Lee Comstock, Dortha McMurray, Ruth Swank, Mary Lou Orr, and | 2 | | Tyra Bull; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Derwood Ruggles is survived by his companion, | 4 | | June Wilson; his daughter, Julie Ricketts; his son, Derwood K. | 5 | | "J.R." Ruggles; his grandchildren, Scott and Shannon; his | 6 | | great-grandchildren, Archer and Sawyer; his stepchildren, | 7 | | Kathleen (Rene) Rocha, Teresa (Garry) Little, Chris (Penny) | 8 | | Brown, Tony (Dana) Nelson, and Becky (Jason) Dogget; several | 9 | | step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and his | 10 | | sister, Virginia Ruggles; therefore, be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Derwood Keith Ruggles and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Derwood Ruggles as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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