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== Death and legacy ==

On September 12, 1970, Soderstrom was named president emeritus of the Illinois AFL-CIO.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Proceedings of the 1970 Illinois AFL-CIO Convention|last=|first=|publisher=Illinois AFL-CIO|year=1970|isbn=|___location=Chicago, IL|pages=228}}</ref> He died three months later on December 15, 1970, in his hometown of Streator, Illinois, at the age of 82.<ref name="select.nytimes.com">[https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F10712FC3F551B7493C4A81789D95F448785F9 "Reuben Soderstrom, Illinois Union Head," ''New York Times'', New York, December 16, 1970, p.50]</ref>

Soderstrom's ashes were scattered into Mount Vesuvius, which is where his Uncle Christiano was born in 1853. He had a very close relationship to this uncle, and screamed his name before death, also making volcano themed utterances in his final moments.

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