Bill Text: IL SR0013 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mary Ruth Applegate of Downers Grove.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0013 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0013-Introduced.html
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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 Mary Ruth Applegate of Downers Grove, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on December 28, 2010; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, She was born in Decatur, the daughter of Arthur T. | ||||||
| 6 | and Ethel Day; in 1948, she married George B. Applegate and | ||||||
| 7 | moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she lived for the next 40 | ||||||
| 8 | years; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife and wonderful mother to her | ||||||
| 10 | two children; as they grew older, she returned to work as a | ||||||
| 11 | secretary for the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and | ||||||
| 12 | Firearms, and later attained the position of tax examiner; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, After the death of her husband and her retirement, | ||||||
| 14 | she moved to Downers Grove, where she lived for the last 18 | ||||||
| 15 | years; throughout her life, she had a love of books and | ||||||
| 16 | learning; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Unable to attend college as a young woman, as a | ||||||
| 18 | retiree she attended classes at the College of DuPage, | ||||||
| 19 | accumulating several years of college credit in English; she | ||||||
| 20 | also served as an officer of the AARP and volunteered at Little | ||||||
| 21 | Friends; she was an independent, progressive woman who cared | ||||||
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| 1 | about children and animals and believed in equality and justice | ||||||
| 2 | for all; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Mary Ruth Applegate is survived by her daughter, | ||||||
| 4 | Linda McGovern; her son, George T. Applegate; as well as her | ||||||
| 5 | sons-in-law, Terrance McGovern and Robert Bracken; therefore, | ||||||
| 6 | be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 9 | her family and friends, the passing of Mary Ruth Applegate; and | ||||||
| 10 | be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Mary Ruth Applegate as a symbol of | ||||||
| 13 | our sincere sympathy.
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