RUBY BONITA SHAVERS WAS BORN JULY 2, 1949 IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SHE WAS THE THIRD OF

ELEVEN CHILDREN BORN TO EMMA J. WALTON AND LEROY SHAVERS. HER HUSBAND JERRY McCOY;

BELOVED MOTHER EMMA WALTON: HER BELOVED STEP-FATHER ALFRED WALTON: TWO SISTERS

PATRICIA SHAVERS AND MARCIA LYLES; AND BROTHER WALTER (BUTCH) SHAVERS PRECEDED HER

IN DEATH.

RUBY HAD A STRONG FAITH IN GOD. SHE LOVED AND TRUSTED GOD IN ALL AREAS OF HER LIFE AND

OFTEN PRAYED FOR OTHERS. SHE HAD A HEART OF GOLD AND WAS A LOVING MOTHER.

RUBY MET AND FELL IN LOVE WITH FRANK RODDY, AND FROM THAT LOVE TAJUANA WAS BORN.

ALTHOUGH NEVER MARRIED, THE LOVE THEY HAD FOR ONE ANOTHER NEVER DIED.

RUBY'S FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD WAS SPENDING TIME WITH HER MOM. THEY ENJOYED

CRUISES, SHOPPING AND JUST HANGING OUT. THEY WERE EACH OTHER'S CHEERLEADER! SHE ALSO

ENJOYED SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HER SIBLINGS. TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH JANIE AND

HANGING OUT WITH TEE. RUBY ALSO ENJOYED THE THRILL OF SOCIALIZING WITH HER FRIENDS AND

FAMILY AT LOUNGES. DANCING AND LISTENING TO GOOD MUSIC. WHILE ENIOYING HER FAVORITE

DRINK, WHITE LABEL. HER LOUNGE FRIENDS BECAME HER EXTENDED FAMILY. HER FAVORITE

RESTAURANT WAS RED LOBSTER AND OTHER FINE DINING RESTAURANTS. SHE LOVED FRIENDS AND

FAMILY GATHERINGS. SHE WAS A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY.

RUBY ALSO LOVED THE THRILL OF THE CASINO AND WAGERING AT THE RACECOURSES WITH HER

MOM AS A PASTIME FOR FUN TOGETHER. SHE HAD A GREAT RAPPORT WITH PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS

OF LIFE AND BEGAN HER CAREER AS A MUTUAL CLERK AT THE ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL

RACECOURSE, LIVE HAWTHORN RACECOURSE, AND SPORTSMAN PARK HARNESS RACING. SHE WAS

WELL RESPECTED AND LOVED BY HER MUTUAL CLERK MANAGERS AND CO-WORKERS DURING HER

TENURE AT THE RACECOURSES, WHERE SHE MAINTAINED LASTING FRIENDSHIPS WITH EACH OF

THEM. DURING HER CAREER AT OFF TRACK BETTING, HER DAUGHTER TAJUANA WORKED

ALONGSIDE HER, OF WHICH THEY BOTH ENJOYED EACH OTHER'S PRESENCE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY

FORTY YEARS OF WORKING WITH THE RACECOURSE, RUBY RETIRED.

AFTER RETIREMENT, SHE ENJOYED ASSISTING HER DAUGHTER IN HER CHILDCARE BUSINESS. RUBY

LOVED CARING FOR THE BABIES! MOST OF THE BABIES INCLUDED HER OWN GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

AND SHE EVEN HAD A FEW SPECIAL OTHERS WHO GREW NEAR AND DEAR TO HER HEART. NOT ONLY

WERE THEY WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER ONCE AGAIN. THEIR MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BOND

GREW EVEN STRONGER.