SR1203 Summary

• Illinois Senate mourns the death of Lillian Josephine "Nicki" Nixon Rickman of Chicago, who passed away on August 1, 2024 at age 102.

• Rickman was born in Downington, Pennsylvania on June 4, 1922, graduated high school at age 16, completed nursing school at Freeman's Hospital in Washington, D.C. in 1947, and earned a Bachelor of Science from Catholic University of America.

• She served as an emergency room and operating room nurse in the U.S. Army, worked as a nurse until 1953, and later became an entrepreneur managing real estate investments while supporting her husband's career at Howard University College of Medicine.

• Rickman was active in PTAs, the League of Women Voters, and enjoyed traveling, reading, poker, golf, quilting, bridge, book clubs, crossword puzzles, and Scrabble.

• She is survived by three children (Stephen, Lorrie, and George), their spouses, 14 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 13 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.