SR0337 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0337 LRB094 13121 CSA 47971 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Ruth Perrine of Carterville on July 11, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Perrine was born April 21, 1912, in Carterville, to Moody and Grace (Farmer) Hindman; she married Nathan G. Perrine on February 4, 1934; and

WHEREAS, She was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother; she played the piano beautifully, loved making quilts and working in her roses, thoroughly enjoyed her church and Sunday school, and was blessed with a wonderful sense of humor; she dearly loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and had a special fondness for the children in her church; and

WHEREAS, She was a member of Carterville First Methodist Church, where she was a part of the Betsy Ross Class and later became a part of the Climbers Class; she was a 50-year member of Order of Eastern Star, Flower City Chapter in Springfield, of which she was a Past Matron and a member of Daughter of the Nile in Springfield; she was an honorary member of the Rip Roarin Reds Chapter of Red Hat Society in Carterville; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her brothers, Loren Hindman and Milo Hindman; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Ruth Perrine is felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her daughter, Judith Ann Ambler; her grandsons, Steven Ambler and wife Sally and Brandon Ambler and wife Vickie; her great-grandsons, Nathaniel Ambler and Gabriel Ambler; her nephew, Dr. Travis Hindman; and her special cousin, Bill Beasley and wife Bette; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Ruth Perrine and extend our sincerest condolences to her family; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.