Full Text of SR0648 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Ruth K. Gordon, who passed away on | 4 | | November 23, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Gordon was born in Momence to Frank and Rose | 6 | | Karlock on April 23, 1930; she graduated from Crescent City | 7 | | High School and worked briefly at a hotel in Chicago; she then | 8 | | decided to start nurses' training at the Mercy Hospital School | 9 | | of Nursing in Champaign; she married Maurice A. Gordon II at | 10 | | St. Malachy Catholic Church in Rantoul on January 2, 1954; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Gordon's husband was drafted into the U.S. | 12 | | Army, and they started raising their family abroad; after her | 13 | | husband was honorably discharged, they returned to the family | 14 | | farm in Rantoul, where they lived most of their married life; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Gordon was a devoted wife and mother and | 17 | | worked part-time as a nurse when her four children were young; | 18 | | she was a creative person, taking millinery classes to make | 19 | | hats and woodworking classes to build furniture; she also | 20 | | designed the ranch-style house that she and her husband built | 21 | | on the home farm in 1972; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Gordon was an active member of St. Malachy | 2 | | Catholic Church in Rantoul, volunteering at both the parish | 3 | | and diocesan level; she became passionate about the pro-life | 4 | | movement in the early 70s and was very involved with Champaign | 5 | | County Right-to-Life and Birthright; she became involved with | 6 | | the Republican Party and its pro-life platform; she became the | 7 | | vice chairman of the Champaign County Republicans and worked | 8 | | on numerous campaigns for candidates, including Tim Johnson, | 9 | | Ronald Reagan, and Bob Dole; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Gordon and her husband became snowbirds in | 11 | | retirement; they traveled to their condo in Mesa, Arizona and, | 12 | | over time, they developed many wonderful friendships at the | 13 | | Fountain of the Sun; she became a landlady after she purchased | 14 | | and rented two additional condos in the complex; she also | 15 | | enjoyed taking trips, especially cruises, to many destinations | 16 | | and taking time to be with her grandchildren; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Gordon was preceded in death by her husband, | 18 | | Maurice; her baby sister, Irene; her brother, Frank; and his | 19 | | wife, Jean; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Gordon is survived by her children and their | 21 | | spouses, Bernard (Vickie) Gordon, Maurice (Dianna) Gordon, | 22 | | Susan (Bruce) Kloth, and Stephen (Rebecca) Gordon; her | 23 | | grandchildren and their spouses, Brian (Dee) Gordon, Chris |
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| 1 | | (Samantha) Gordon, Andrea (Steve) Martorana, Michael | 2 | | (Victoria) Gordon, Kate Gordon, Thomas (Mary) Gordon, Daniel | 3 | | (Freya) Gordon, Mary T. Gordon, Kevin (Enxhi) Gordon, Joshua | 4 | | (Laura) Kloth, Jason (Ronni) Kloth, Krista (Kirk) Vissat, | 5 | | Kacie (Dallas) Osterbur, and Devon (Chet) Little; and her | 6 | | great-grandchildren, Zabrina Gordon, Sadie Gordon, Jack | 7 | | Martorana, Caroline Martorana, Anne Martorana, Nicholas | 8 | | Gordon, Iris Gordon, Phoebe Gordon, Zoe Gordon, J.D. Kloth, | 9 | | James Kloth, Josie Kloth, Henry Kloth, Coretta Kloth, Thaddeus | 10 | | Kloth, Izabella Vissat, Gianna Vissat, Emma Osterbur, Kinsley | 11 | | Osterbur, Brynleigh Little, Jameson Gordon, and Faustina | 12 | | Gordon; therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Ruth K. Gordon and extend our sincere condolences to her | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Ruth Gordon as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy. |
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