Bill Text: IL SR0536 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ruby Widicus of rural Trenton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR0536 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0536-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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