Full Text of SR0768 95th General Assembly
SR0768 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Ruth Paink; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Paink was born on December 16, 1942 in | 5 |
| Chicago; her parents were James Rolland and Frances Douglas; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Paink accepted Christ at an early age and was | 8 |
| baptized at Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church; she attended | 9 |
| Crane High School, where she was an academic scholar and | 10 |
| violinist in the school orchestra; she then furthered her | 11 |
| education by taking courses at Chicago State University; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1961, Ruth Paink gave birth to her daughter, | 13 |
| Dawn; a few years later, she met the love of her life, Frank | 14 |
| Paink Jr., who she married on August 29, 1964; from this union, | 15 |
| two children were born, Anthony and Steven; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Paink worked as an Executive Secretary for | 17 |
| the Cook County Hospital Governing Commission and as a Human | 18 |
| Resources Manager for Oak Forest Hospital; at the time of her | 19 |
| retirement in 2003, she was employed as a Human Rights | 20 |
| Investigator for the State of Illinois; in her spare time, she | 21 |
| was a tax preparer and an art consultant; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Paink was a member of the Trinity United | 2 |
| Church of Christ; she was a board member of the RAY (Reclaim A | 3 |
| Youth) Organization; she was a charter member of MJM Speakers | 4 |
| Circle Club #6799, where she served Toastmasters as President, | 5 |
| Vice President-Education, Public Relations, and Membership; as | 6 |
| a member of Toastmasters, she earned the designation of | 7 |
| "Advanced Toastmaster Bronze"; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruth Paink loved art and had a flair for interior | 9 |
| design; she enjoyed bowling, dancing, reading, traveling, | 10 |
| shopping, and movies; she was also an avid sports fan, focusing | 11 |
| on the NBA Draft, particularly with the Bulls, Lakers, and | 12 |
| Heat; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Ruth Paink is survived by her husband of 43 years, | 14 |
| Frank; her daughter, Dawn Rolland; her sons, Anthony (Andrea) | 15 |
| Paink and Steven (Raquel) Paink; her grandchildren, Marcus, | 16 |
| Makayla, Marquel, and Chase; her brothers, Jesse Anderson and | 17 |
| Robert Anderson; and her many uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, | 18 |
| nephews, and friends; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Ruth Paink will be remembered by all who knew and | 20 |
| loved her as a loving wife, mother, aunt, cousin, friend, and | 21 |
| neighbor who had a beautiful smile and a zest for living life | 22 |
| and helping others; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Ruth Paink; and be it | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Ruth Paink as an expression of our | 7 |
| sympathy.
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