Bill Text: IL SR1069 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Marshall "Zeke" Smith of Edwardsville.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-12-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR1069 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SR1069-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Marshall "Zeke" Smith of Edwardsville,
who passed away on November 18, 2010; and
WHEREAS, He worked at Western Cartridge Company and
attended Shurtleff College, prior to the war; he enlisted the
day after Pearl Harbor was attacked and served his country in
the infantry in North Africa and the Middle East for
thirty-four months; he was discharged as a staff sergeant in
November of 1945; he remained in the Ready Reserve as a first
sergeant until June of 1954; and
WHEREAS, He was a lifetime member of the VFW and American
Legion; upon graduating from Washington University Law School
in 1949, he opened a law practice in Wood River and had a
general and trial practice which handled substantial workman's
compensation cases; his lifetime in the law business was spent
in the East Alton-Wood River area; he also represented the
Village of East Alton, the City of Wood River, the St. Louis
Regional Airport, and the Wood River Levy District for
approximately 20 years; he also served as an Assistant State's
Attorney for 8 years; and
WHEREAS, He will always be remembered for his love of

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telling "war stories" and his "famous" cigar; he enjoyed duck
hunting, sailing, traveling the back roads of America,
Dixieland music, spending time farming and cattle raising in
the Prairietown area, and his everlasting fondness for his dog,
Bunky; one of his greatest pleasures was driving friends around
the farm in Prairietown; he will also be remembered for the
many fall festivities at the farm; upon retirement, he spent
much time reading, manicuring his lawn, raising flowers, and
welcoming visitors into his home; and
WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall
and Estel Smith; and his sisters, Odessa Nelson and Margaret
Barley; and
WHEREAS, Marshall Smith is survived by his wife of 64
years, Virginia; his 3 sons, Mark, Eric, and Wyatt Smith; his
grandchildren, Erica Gomez, Ryan Smith, Nona Lynn Smith, Mark
Blunt, and Kimberly Cheek; and his six great-grandchildren;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
his family and friends, the passing of Marshall "Zeke" Smith;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to the family of Marshall "Zeke" Smith as a symbol of
our sincere sympathy.