Bill Text: IL SR0017 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Michael Neil Smith.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0017 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0017-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Michael Neil Smith, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | January 7, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Michael Smith was born to Neil and Barbara Smith | ||||||
6 | in Vandalia on September 28, 1967; he obtained a degree in | ||||||
7 | Business Administration from Greenville College, known today | ||||||
8 | as Greenville University, in Greenville; he later earned a | ||||||
9 | teaching certificate, a master's degree, and a specialist | ||||||
10 | degree in Educational Administration from Eastern Illinois | ||||||
11 | University; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Michael Smith first worked for the Keebler | ||||||
13 | Company and Prudential Financial while coaching basketball at | ||||||
14 | St. Elmo High School; after earning his teaching certificate, | ||||||
15 | he taught junior high school history and high school business | ||||||
16 | while coaching junior high and high school basketball in | ||||||
17 | Oakland, where he later became the K-12 principal and finally | ||||||
18 | the superintendent; he also served as the superintendent at | ||||||
19 | the Tuscola and Beardstown School Districts; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Michael Smith loved setting goals for himself, | ||||||
21 | including learning to swim as an adult, training for and | ||||||
22 | running multiple half-marathons, studying Spanish with daily |
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1 | practice, donating blood five times a year, and golfing once a | ||||||
2 | month for 46-consecutive months; he had his own brand of humor | ||||||
3 | that made life fun; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Michael Smith is survived by his wife of 27 | ||||||
5 | years, Shannon (Brachbill); his parents; his daughter, Ashton; | ||||||
6 | his sisters, Nancy Mills and Cathy (Curt) Strange; his many | ||||||
7 | relatives and friends; and his dog, Baxter; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Michael Neil 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
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14 | presented to the family of Michael Smith as an expression of
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15 | our deepest sympathy.
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