Bill Text: IL SR1402 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John F. Smith of McHenry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1402 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1402-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 John F. "Jack" Smith of McHenry, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on July 30, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was born in McHenry on December 28, | ||||||
| 6 | 1927 to Arthur and Laura (nee Young) Smith; he served in the | ||||||
| 7 | United States Army from 1946 to 1948; he married Betty A. | ||||||
| 8 | Miller at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg on | ||||||
| 9 | November 26, 1953; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith trained as a butcher and spent several | ||||||
| 11 | years in the profession before entering the carpentry field; he | ||||||
| 12 | spent most of his career as a carpenter, working for various | ||||||
| 13 | carpentry firms in the McHenry area; he retired from Joseph | ||||||
| 14 | Frett & Son Construction in 1993; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was a Master Rose Gardener; he enjoyed | ||||||
| 16 | golfing, and was a long-time member of the McHenry Country | ||||||
| 17 | Club; he also enjoyed fishing and bowling; he loved to show | ||||||
| 18 | support for his grandchildren by attending their sporting | ||||||
| 19 | events and school activities; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 21 | his 5 brothers, Arthur, Earl, Ralph, Lester, and Bob; and a | ||||||
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| 1 | sister, Marian; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Jack Smith is survived by his wife of 60 years, | ||||||
| 3 | Betty; 4 children, Debbie (Wade) Heisler, Sandi (Mark) | ||||||
| 4 | Patterson, Jeff (Dee-Dee) Smith, and Brian (Chris) Smith; 8 | ||||||
| 5 | grandchildren, Kristin (Benson) Sanford, Kimberly (Mark) | ||||||
| 6 | Kunkel, Kelly, Jorden, Jeremy, Jason, Ryan, and Logan; and a | ||||||
| 7 | sister, Dori Tonyan; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | ||||||
| 10 | John F. "Jack" Smith, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Jack Smith as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | deepest sympathy.
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