Bill Text: IL SR0733 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ruth A. Willcox of Sebring, Florida, formerly of Park City.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-05-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR0733 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0733-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
Ruth A. Willcox of Sebring, Florida, | ||||||
| 4 | formerly of Park City, who passed away on March 28, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ruth Willcox was born on January 20, 1920, in Fort | ||||||
| 6 | Dodge, Iowa; after living in Park City for many years, she | ||||||
| 7 | moved to Sebring, Florida to be with her daughter in 2010; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Ruth Willcox served as Park City Collector for 37 | ||||||
| 9 | years; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Ruth Willcox was named "Woman of the Year" by the | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois Lieutenant Governor and was the recipient of a | ||||||
| 12 | "Certificate of Recognition" for her many years of service from | ||||||
| 13 | the Illinois House of Representatives; in 2004, Park City named | ||||||
| 14 | a street in her honor, Ruth Willcox Avenue; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Ruth Willcox loved cats and watching the Chicago | ||||||
| 16 | Cubs; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Ruth Willcox was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
| 18 | Howard Willcox; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Ruth Willcox is survived by her daughter, Sherron | ||||||
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| 1 | (Kenneth) Rizzotto; her sons, Terry (Mirna) Willcox and Michael | ||||||
| 2 | (Marti) Willcox; her grandchildren, Janeen (Carlos) Berrios, | ||||||
| 3 | Tracy Fuller, Deanna Otero, Michael Willcox, and Paul Fuller; | ||||||
| 4 | and her great-grandchildren, Krysteena, Felicia, Lisette, and | ||||||
| 5 | Antonio; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 8 | her family and friends, the passing of Ruth A. Willcox; and be | ||||||
| 9 | it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Ruth Willcox as an expression of our | ||||||
| 12 | sympathy.
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