Bill Text: IL SR1452 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Ruby.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1452 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1452-Introduced.html
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
| ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of John F. Ruby of Bloomington, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on September 19, 2020; and
| ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, John Ruby was born to Harold and Margaret "Peg" | ||||||
| 6 | Ruby in Saint Paul, Minnesota on February 26, 1938; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Dowling High School in Des Moines, Iowa; after | ||||||
| 8 | graduating, he joined the U.S. Navy where he served on the USS | ||||||
| 9 | Baya submarine and trained as an electrical engineer; and
| ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, After his time in the Navy, John Ruby got a job | ||||||
| 11 | with GTE, now Verizon; he worked on upgrading transatlantic | ||||||
| 12 | communication systems which helped to usher in the new | ||||||
| 13 | telecommunications age from which we still benefit; he worked | ||||||
| 14 | at GTE until his retirement in 1990; after retiring, he enjoyed | ||||||
| 15 | working at the Woodworkers Shop in Bloomington; and
| ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, John Ruby attended the Holy Trinity Catholic | ||||||
| 17 | Church for many years; and
| ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, John Ruby enjoyed golf, woodworking, and his | ||||||
| 19 | involvement in the National Association for Amateur Radio; he | ||||||
| 20 | enjoyed annual golf weekends with his brothers, where he | ||||||
| 21 | regularly dominated on the golf course; he was an honorable, | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | humble man who will be dearly missed; and
| ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, John Ruby was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
| 3 | his four siblings, Mary Ruby, Ann Winkelhake, David Ruby, and | ||||||
| 4 | Mike Ruby; and
| ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, John Ruby is survived by his children, Tracy | ||||||
| 6 | (John) Humphrey, Aaron (Veronica) Ruby, and John Ruby; his six | ||||||
| 7 | grandchildren, Reagan, Cole, and Elliot Humphrey and Rykley, | ||||||
| 8 | Schaler, and Finley Ruby; and his five siblings, Margaret | ||||||
| 9 | (Dennis) Stinn, Jane Boyce, Tom (Carol) Ruby, Paul (Stephanie) | ||||||
| 10 | Ruby, and Bernie Ruby; therefore, be it
| ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| ||||||
| 13 | John F. Ruby and extend our sincere
condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 14 | friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it further
| ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of John Ruby as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
| ||||||
