Bill Text: IL SR0865 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jack Smith of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0865 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0865-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of
Jack Smith of Waukegan, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on July 8, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was born in Lossiemouth, Scotland; he | ||||||
| 6 | and his family came to the United States when he was 8 years | ||||||
| 7 | old; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith graduated from Waukegan Township High | ||||||
| 9 | School; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith spent his entire career working at | ||||||
| 11 | Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago; he served ABT faithfully | ||||||
| 12 | as a department manager and time study engineer for 38 years; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Upon retiring at the age of 55, Jack Smith enjoyed | ||||||
| 15 | golfing often at his second Waukegan home, Bonnie Brook Golf | ||||||
| 16 | Course; at Bonnie Brook, he was instrumental in the creation of | ||||||
| 17 | "the pond" on hole 3; he developed real estate in multiple | ||||||
| 18 | Waukegan subdivisions with specific work in Heather Heights, | ||||||
| 19 | where he named a street after his daughter, Jacquelyn; he spent | ||||||
| 20 | many years serving the Waukegan community as a city official, | ||||||
| 21 | City Treasurer, Alderman, Park Board member and Port Authority | ||||||
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| 1 | official, and served as President of the Lake County Crippled | ||||||
| 2 | Children's Clinic for 35 years; he was also a member of the | ||||||
| 3 | Scottish Rite and the Shriners; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was a lifelong fan of the Chicago White | ||||||
| 5 | Sox; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
| 7 | James and Margaret Smith; his beloved wife, Virginia; his | ||||||
| 8 | sister, Ishbel Rogers; and his in-laws, Frank and Anne | ||||||
| 9 | Kuzmickus; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith is survived by his daughter, Jacquelyn | ||||||
| 11 | Couvall; his son in-law, George Couvall; his grandson, George | ||||||
| 12 | J. Couvall (Jenny); his great-grandsons, Georgie and Billy; his | ||||||
| 13 | sister, Jean Soderquist; and his many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 17 | his family and friends, the passing of Jack Smith; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Jack Smith as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | sympathy.
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