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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ruchell
4Hill of Ripley, Mississippi, who passed away on May 4, 2013;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ruchell Hill was born on December 1, 1943, in
7Myrtle, Mississippi, to Wilbo and Junie Bell Booth; she married
8Luther Hill; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ruchell Hill was baptized at Beulah Hill Baptist
10Church; she later joined Antioch Baptist Church in Blue
11Mountain, Mississippi, where she served on the Hospitality Team
12for many years; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Ruchell Hill was a homemaker and loved cooking and
14taking care of others; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ruchell Hill was preceded in death by her parents;
16her husband of 37 years, Luther; her brother, James Booth; and
17her stepsons, Luther M. Hill, Thomas L. Hill, and Robert J.
18Hill; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Ruchell Hill is survived by her twin brother,
20Rudolph (Yvonne) Booth; her stepson, Arthur F. (Lorene) Hill;

 

 

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1her stepdaughter, Dorothy (Rev. Lonnie) Sanders; her
2stepdaughter-in-law, Eunice Hill; and a host of
3great-grandchildren, great-grandnieces and nephews, her niece,
4and cousins that loved her and will miss her dearly; therefore,
5be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we mourn the passing of Ruchell Hill, and extend our sincere
9condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
10her; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of Ruchell Hill as an expression of our
13deepest sympathy.