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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 Aubrey L. "Bud" Ruff of Peoria, who |
| 4 | | passed away on October 21, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff was born on November 14, 1926 in |
| 6 | | Shelbyville; his parents were Earl and Belle Walker Ruff; he |
| 7 | | married Dorothy Jenee Taylor on September 9, 1950 in Peoria; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff served his country in the United |
| 10 | | States Navy during World War II; he was instrumental in |
| 11 | | bringing the Landing Ship, Tank to the Peoria area, allowing |
| 12 | | area community and schools to benefit from the rich history; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff and his wife were co-owners of Bud |
| 15 | | Ruff Electric for 30 years; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff served his community through numerous |
| 17 | | projects; he was involved with the design and lighting of many |
| 18 | | athletic fields in the area, including Woodruff Park, Richwood |
| 19 | | High School and Illinois Valley Central baseball fields, the |
| 20 | | Bradley University softball and soccer fields, and the Bradley |
| 21 | | Wall of Honor at the Civic Center; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff was a co-founder of Peoria Youth Boys |
| 2 | | Basketball and president of the Peoria High School Booster |
| 3 | | Club; City Building Commission, President of the Illinois |
| 4 | | Mechanical Contractors Association, EPIC Board member, |
| 5 | | Northside Planning and Development, NECA, and PACE; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff was a member of First English Lutheran |
| 7 | | Church for 62 years and served as president for multiple terms; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff was honored by Peoria High School with |
| 10 | | a beautiful plaque and a lifetime athletic pass for over 10 |
| 11 | | years of dedicated service; he was also the 34th recipient of |
| 12 | | the Neve Harms Meritorious Service to Sports Award; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff is preceded in death by his wife, |
| 14 | | Dorothy; his parents; and his sister, Jean; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Aubrey Ruff is survived by his son, Dr. John |
| 16 | | (Mary) Ruff; his daughters, Gigi (Stu) Kinkade and Jeannine |
| 17 | | (Steve) McAllister; his grandsons, Jared Ruff, Dr. Jake (Tory) |
| 18 | | Ruff, Zach McAllister, and Ward Kinkade; his granddaughters, |
| 19 | | Aubrey (Jared) O'Brien and Alexis Rhoades-Shindley; and his |
| 20 | | great-grandchildren, Carter Shindley, Chloe Shindley, and |
| 21 | | Brage O'Brien; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 3 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Aubrey L. "Bud" Ruff; |
| 4 | | and be it further
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| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 6 | | presented to the family of Aubrey Ruff as an expression of our |
| 7 | | sympathy.
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