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Judy always considered Friday the 13th to be one of the luckiest days, never unlucky! Judy's father preceded her in death in 1961, and her mother later married Raymond Nugent in 1963. Judith Mary McDonnell Rupp was born on Friday the 13th of July, 1951, to William "Bill" McDonnell and Helen Pfannenstiel McDonnell. After retirement, Rupp resided in Green Valley, Arizona, until his passing on September 3, 2010.Judy, or 'Hude' as her closest family and friends came to know her, came to death peacefully at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL on December 27, 2022. Coast Guard in World War II, and became a salesman and manager in the paper industry. Upon ending his career as a Page in July 1936, Rupp worked at the Federal Housing Administration, served in the U.S.

He also witnessed a variety of historic events, such as the World War I Veterans’ Bonus March and the end of Prohibition. Due to his lengthy tenure on the Hill, he became acquainted with many Members, including the four Speakers of the House who served between 19: John Garner, Henry Rainey, Joseph Byrns, and William Bankhead. Johnson as a House doorkeeper.ĭuring his four and one-half years as a House Page, Rupp attended presidential inaugurations, Joint Sessions, and national conventions. Another one of Rupp’s responsibilities as a Page was to train the future Representative, Senator, and President Lyndon B. He also paged Representatives off the floor to meet Senators, Cabinet members, congressional secretaries, and reporters. As one of the Pages responsible for guarding entry to the House Floor, he had to memorize the names and faces of all the Members of Congress.

During his first year on the Hill, he worked on the House Floor as a Democratic Page, primarily running errands for Representatives, filing copies of the Congressional Record, and obtaining bills from the document room.īeginning in January 1933, Rupp served as a doorkeeper for the east lobby of the House Chamber. Eager to find employment during the Great Depression, Rupp accepted the patronage position and began working at the Capitol in January 1932. Born in Archbold, Ohio, on October 30, 1912, Glenn Rupp received an invitation from Representative Frank Kniffin of Ohio, a family friend, to serve as a Page for the U.S.