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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Mary Ruth Applegate of Downers Grove, who 
4passed away on December 28, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born in Decatur, the daughter of Arthur T. 
6and Ethel Day; in 1948, she married George B. Applegate and 
7moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she lived for the next 40 
8years; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife and wonderful mother to her 
10two children; as they grew older, she returned to work as a 
11secretary for the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and 
12Firearms, and later attained the position of tax examiner; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, After the death of her husband and her retirement, 
14she moved to Downers Grove, where she lived for the last 18 
15years; throughout her life, she had a love of books and 
16learning; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Unable to attend college as a young woman, as a 
18retiree she attended classes at the College of DuPage, 
19accumulating several years of college credit in English; she 
20also served as an officer of the AARP and volunteered at Little 
21Friends; she was an independent, progressive woman who cared 
 
 
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1about children and animals and believed in equality and justice 
2for all; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Mary Ruth Applegate is survived by her daughter, 
4Linda McGovern; her son, George T. Applegate; as well as her 
5sons-in-law, Terrance McGovern and Robert Bracken; therefore, 
6be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
9her family and friends, the passing of Mary Ruth Applegate; and 
10be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Mary Ruth Applegate as a symbol of 
13our sincere sympathy.