; Whereas President Barack Obama awarded Mr. Ruckelshaus the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, the highest civilian honor in the United States, recognizing his service to the country; Whereas Mr. Ruckelshaus died on November 27, 2019, at the age of 87 at his home in Seattle, Washington; and Whereas Mr. Ruckelshaus is survived by his wife, Jill Ruckelshaus, their children, Jennifer and William Ruckelshaus and Robin Kellogg, his daughters, Catherine and Mary Ruckelshaus, his sister, Marion Ruckelshaus Bitzer, and 12 grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it