Full Text of SR0877 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 M. Callahan, who passed away on | 4 | | March 13, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Callahan was born to Benton Steve and Martha | 6 | | London in Arkansas on April 13, 1940; she married Floyd | 7 | | Callahan Sr. in Arkansas in April 1959, and they had four | 8 | | children; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Callahan worked in the field of nursing for | 10 | | over 20 years; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Callahan committed to her faith at an early | 12 | | age, attending Allen Temple Missionary Baptist Church in | 13 | | Stuttgart, Arkansas as a child; she was later active at True | 14 | | Vine Baptist Church in Dixmoor, Illinois, where she served as | 15 | | president of the usher board for many years; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Callahan loved completing word search | 17 | | puzzles, and she was devoted to her family; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Callahan was preceded in death by her | 19 | | parents; her husband of 36 years, Floyd; her brothers, Benton | 20 | | London, Samuel London, and Nathaniel London; and her sisters, |
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| 1 | | Leoria Releford and Rosie Mae Owens; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Callahan is survived by her children, | 3 | | Timothy Callahan Sr., Warren Callahan, Cassandra Edwards, and | 4 | | Floyd Callahan Jr.; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; | 5 | | and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends; | 6 | | therefore, be it | 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Ruth M. Callahan and extend our sincere condolences to her | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 11 | | further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Ruth Callahan as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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