Bill Text: IL SR1047 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Raymond Smith of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR1047 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1047-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Raymond Joseph Smith of Chicago, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on January 18, 2024 at the age of 92; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith had a one-of-a-kind personality and | ||||||
6 | was the first to achieve many things over the course of his | ||||||
7 | storied life; he was the first person to earn a tennis | ||||||
8 | scholarship from the University of Notre Dame and was even | ||||||
9 | voted into Notre Dame's Sports Hall of Fame; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith received a scholarship from | ||||||
11 | Northwestern Law School and was commissioned as a first | ||||||
12 | lieutenant in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Corps; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith's army career continued his love | ||||||
14 | for tennis when he represented the United States at the | ||||||
15 | Wimbledon qualification, the main event in both Barcelona and | ||||||
16 | Rome, and in Class A at Roland Garros; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith also met his wife, Lore Stoffel, | ||||||
18 | while serving in the military; they had two children together, | ||||||
19 | Chris and Leslie, who were the pride and joy of both their | ||||||
20 | lives; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith's life work was as a trial lawyer, | ||||||
2 | and he maintained that no other profession interested him; his | ||||||
3 | time as a trial lawyer took many turns, but it always involved | ||||||
4 | his relentless dedication; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith's time as an Assistant United | ||||||
6 | States Attorney during the 1960s included a case involving Red | ||||||
7 | Donovan, the right-hand man of Jimmy Hoffa, former head of the | ||||||
8 | Teamsters; for his work on this case, he and his co-counsel | ||||||
9 | were congratulated in Chicago by United States Attorney | ||||||
10 | General Robert Kennedy; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith never lost sight of his dedication | ||||||
12 | to helping people in need; even after leaving the U.S. | ||||||
13 | Attorney's office, he continued his career by serving people | ||||||
14 | as an ex-officio federal public defender without compensation; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith's forward thinking ideas were also | ||||||
17 | centered around a deep appreciation for the city that raised | ||||||
18 | him, but no love was stronger than the love he showed his wife, | ||||||
19 | children, and grandchildren, all of whom filled him with | ||||||
20 | pride; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith is survived by his children and his | ||||||
22 | grandchildren, Emily, Max, Ian, and Sasha; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Raymond Joseph Smith and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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