Bill Text: IL SR0989 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ruth Ann Bush-McGaskey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0989 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0989-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Ruth Ann Bush-McGaskey, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on April 18, 2024; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ruth Bush-McGaskey was born to James Alfred Bush | ||||||
6 | and Willie Belle Clark Bush in Natchitoches, Louisiana on | ||||||
7 | October 26, 1944; she committed to her faith at an early age | ||||||
8 | and was baptized at the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the | ||||||
9 | Apostolic Faith; she graduated from Natchitoches Central High | ||||||
10 | School; she received her licensed practical nurse diploma from | ||||||
11 | East St. Louis State Community College in 1980; she married | ||||||
12 | George McGaskey on August 25, 1990; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Ruth Bush-McGaskey cared for patients in | ||||||
14 | hospitals and residents in nursing homes for over 30 years; | ||||||
15 | she worked as the director of nursing at Christian Care Home in | ||||||
16 | St. Louis, Missouri; after retiring from nursing, she spent | ||||||
17 | time as an after-school worker at High Mount Elementary | ||||||
18 | School, working with youth on various activities and homework, | ||||||
19 | and as a receptionist at the Social Security Administration's | ||||||
20 | Belleville office; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Ruth Bush-McGaskey volunteered at a local | ||||||
22 | church's food pantry in Collinsville; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Ruth Bush-McGaskey enjoyed sewing, cooking, | ||||||
2 | decorating, traveling, fishing, shopping, decorating, playing | ||||||
3 | slots at the casino, completing crossword puzzles, dressing | ||||||
4 | fashionably, and scrolling through Facebook; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ruth Bush-McGaskey will be remembered as a | ||||||
6 | generous, soft-spoken, kindhearted person who loved spending | ||||||
7 | time with her family, especially her husband, children, and | ||||||
8 | grandchildren; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Ruth Bush-McGaskey was preceded in death by her | ||||||
10 | husband; her daughter, Jacqueline Hayes; her granddaughter, | ||||||
11 | Tammurra Hamilton; her grandson, Darrin B. Hayes II; her | ||||||
12 | sisters, Vera Bush, Moise Modest, and Mary Dee McGaskey; and | ||||||
13 | her brothers, Joe D. Bush, Lester Bush Sr., Odell Bush, James | ||||||
14 | Bush Jr., Clyde Bush, and Henry Earl Bush; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Ruth Bush-McGaskey is survived by her children, | ||||||
16 | Steve McGaskey, Patrina Bush, Patrick Bush, Roderick Bush, | ||||||
17 | Tammy Bush-Hamilton, Latekia Bush, Javonda (Untress) Quinn, | ||||||
18 | and Jalonda Bush; her grandchildren, Alicia McGaskey, Corey | ||||||
19 | McGaskey, Szemarr McGaskey, Jaquette Sterling-Ransom, Ashley | ||||||
20 | Hence, Taylor Bush, Antonio Lewis, Brionnca Lewis, Frederick | ||||||
21 | Taylor Jr., Amare Quinn, and Aden Quinn; her | ||||||
22 | great-grandchildren, Taylor Jones, Kori Jones, Korianna Jones, |
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1 | D'Aryius Jones, McKenzie Jones, Kamren Ransom, Kolby Ransom, | ||||||
2 | Layla Hence, Aamira Hayes, Dariana Hayes, and Darrin B. Hayes | ||||||
3 | III; her sister, Ola Mae Bush-Johnson; her brother, Bishop | ||||||
4 | Vuray Bush; and other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
7 | Ruth Ann Bush-McGaskey and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
8 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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