Bill Text: IL SR0923 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Clarence H. Smithson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0923 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0923-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | ||||||
3 | saddened to learn of the death of Clarence Henry Smithson, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on September 18, 2012; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Clarence Smithson was born on November 4, 1931, to | ||||||
6 | John Lee and Lou Ora Smithson, the eighth child of 10; he | ||||||
7 | attended St. Vincent de Paul grade school, Immaculate Mother | ||||||
8 | High School, and Xavier University in New Orleans; he received | ||||||
9 | his bachelors of science degree in biology and his master's | ||||||
10 | degree in science education from Tennessee A&I State | ||||||
11 | University; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Clarence Smithson married Abbie on July 17, 1952, | ||||||
13 | her birthday; they soon had 3 daughters, Janice, Jacquelyn, and | ||||||
14 | Jean; he bragged that he named all 3 daughters; 10 years later | ||||||
15 | they had two sons, Clarence Jr. and Clarence III; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Clarence Smithson served as a medic in the United | ||||||
17 | States Armed Forces from August 1953 to August 1955, at Fort | ||||||
18 | Knox, Kentucky; he worked as a lab technician at Vanderbuilt | ||||||
19 | University and taught biology at Cameron High School; he then | ||||||
20 | went to work for World Book Encyclopedia and worked for them | ||||||
21 | for 31 years in various managerial positions, until retiring
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22 | 1991; he met every sales goal and won several contests at World |
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1 | Book Encyclopedia, and in 1961 won the coveted Flying Circus | ||||||
2 | Award, which came with a trip around the world for 30 days; he | ||||||
3 | and Abbie would see France, England, Egypt, Thailand, India, | ||||||
4 | and Hawaii; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Clarence Smithson and Abbie moved to Country Club | ||||||
6 | Hills in 1980; they were members of St. Emeric's Catholic | ||||||
7 | Church and have been involved in several ministries; in 1982, | ||||||
8 | Clarence and Abbie welcomed their daughter, Janice and their | ||||||
9 | granddaughters, Toi and Briana, into their home to live; in | ||||||
10 | October of 1997, Clarence and Abbie were honored by the diocese | ||||||
11 | with the Tolton Award for Catholic stewardship and service; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Clarence Smithson and Abbie purchased 7 homes | ||||||
13 | through the years, and Clarence enjoyed spending his time | ||||||
14 | revamping and rebuilding the basements of these homes to create | ||||||
15 | recreation rooms for his family and friends to enjoy; he was an | ||||||
16 | avid pool player, and enjoyed listening to music and playing | ||||||
17 | table tennis with anyone who came into his home; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Clarence Smithson was preceded in death by his | ||||||
19 | parents, John and Lou Ora; his siblings, John Smithson Jr., | ||||||
20 | Mary Craighead, Launa Craighead, and Lael Fields; and his two | ||||||
21 | sons, Clarence Jr. and Clarence III; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Clarence Smithson is survived by his wife, Abbie; |
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1 | his daughters, Janice (Elbert) Heno, Jacquelyn Howard, and Jean | ||||||
2 | Smithson-Bell; his grandchildren, Toi (Paul) Hutchinson, | ||||||
3 | Briana (David) Ramsey, Dwight Howard II, Jordan Bell, and | ||||||
4 | Joseph Bell; his great-grandchildren, Paul Hutchinson Jr., | ||||||
5 | Camryn Hutchinson, Ryan Hutchinson, Diondre Howard, and David | ||||||
6 | Ramsey Jr.; his sisters, Dorcas Alley, Verleon Grant, Kitty | ||||||
7 | Haswell, and Sister Sandra Smithson; and more than 400 nieces | ||||||
8 | and nephews spanning 5 generations; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Clarence Smithson, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Clarence Smithson as an expression | ||||||
16 | of our deepest sympathy.
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