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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the tragic and untimely death of |
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| Raymond Louis Ruzich of West Frankfort on Wednesday, January |
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| 25, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born January 6, 1963, in Benton, to Louis |
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| and Diane (Tomanovich) Ruzich; he valiantly served his country |
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| as a member of the U.S. Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ruzich was a second-generation member of the |
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| International Union of Operating Engineers Local 318; he joined |
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| the Local 318 apprenticeship program on May 22, 2000, and |
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| graduated on June 6, 2003; he worked as a journeyman operator |
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| throughout the Local 318 jurisdiction until April 12, 2004, |
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| when he became a full-time organizer and business |
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| representative for Local 318; he also served on the Local 318 |
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| executive board; his involvement with IUOE Local 318 has |
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| touched thousands of lives; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ruzich was respected and loved by all; he was |
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| a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Herrin; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Raymond Louis Ruzich has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his mother, Diane Ruzich; his |
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| brother, Mark Ruzich; his daughter, Stevie Raeann Ruzich; his |
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| aunts and uncles, Mildred Russell, John Tomanovich and wife, |
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| Rose, George Tomanovich, Mark Tomanovich, and Rose Bezjak; and |
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| his many cousins; he was preceded in death by his daughters, |
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| Ashley Ann and Jeseca; his father, Louis Ruzich; and his |
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| uncles, Tony and Rudy Ruzich and Dan Tomanovich; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |