HR0584 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Hubert W. "Jess" Woodruff II of Salem, who passed away on September 14, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Hubert Woodruff was born in Oneida, South Dakota to Constance Noste and Lewis McCabe Woodruff on July 14, 1923; he attended Peoria Central High School, where he met Helen Siepert, the woman he would eventually marry; he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II as a Pilot Commander of a B-17 Bomber, acquiring 756 hours of military flight time and rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant; after the war, he resumed his education, graduating from Bradley University in Peoria and then from the University of Illinois, where he earned a Juris Doctorate; and

WHEREAS, Hubert Woodruff lived in Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota before settling in Illinois in 1940; he began his career as a practicing attorney in Peoria; he interrupted his practice in 1956 to serve as the State Senator for the 18th District (Peoria); he then resumed the practice of law as a corporate attorney with Christian Universal Life, which resulted in his family's relocation to Salem in 1963; he later opened a law office in Salem, where he practiced until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Hubert Woodruff was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Vaughn N. and Maurice L. Woodruff; and his sister, Corrine E. Woodruff Michel; and

WHEREAS, Hubert Woodruff is survived by his wife of 75 years, Helen S. Woodruff; his sons, Jeffrey, Bradley, Todd, and Gregg; his daughter, Deborah; six grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Hubert W. "Jess" Woodruff II and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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