Bill Text: IL SR0421 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Roy T. Schmidt of Lewistown.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0421 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0421-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 Roy T. Schmidt of Lewistown, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 27, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Roy Schmidt was born to Ray F. and Mary (Hickman) | ||||||
| 6 | Schmidt in Canton on June 19, 1947; he married Linda Oatman at | ||||||
| 7 | Locust Lane United Methodist Church in rural Canton on January | ||||||
| 8 | 24, 1969; he served as a helicopter gunner in the U.S. Army | ||||||
| 9 | during the Vietnam War; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Roy Schmidt retired from Caterpillar, Inc. after | ||||||
| 11 | 45 years; he previously served as a part-time police officer | ||||||
| 12 | for the City of Lewistown; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Roy Schmidt served as a master instructor for the | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Hunter Safety | ||||||
| 15 | Program for 40 years; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Roy Schmidt was a member of the Lewistown United | ||||||
| 17 | Methodist Church, UAW Local 974, Lewistown American Legion | ||||||
| 18 | Bishop Post 1, and Pheasants Forever; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Roy Schmidt enjoyed hunting; he also enjoyed | ||||||
| 20 | mowing, and he volunteered to mow at the City Kids Camp in | ||||||
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| 1 | rural Lewistown; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Roy Schmidt was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 3 | and one brother; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Roy Schmidt is survived by his wife of 54 years, | ||||||
| 5 | Linda; his children, Christina (Jay) Heckart and Jacob | ||||||
| 6 | Schmidt; and his sister, Janet Weber; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Roy T. Schmidt and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Roy Schmidt as an expression of our | ||||||
| 14 | deepest sympathy.
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