Bill Text: IL SR1414 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of former State Representative Michael K. Smith.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1414 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SR1414-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of former Illinois State Representative
Michael K. Smith, who passed away on August 9, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Representative Michael Smith was born in Canton on
May 23, 1966 to Dale and Betty Bertetto Smith; he graduated
from Canton High School; In 1988, he graduated from Bradley
University in Peoria with a Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science; on February 9, 1991, he married Donna L. Shaw in
Canton; and
WHEREAS, Representative Michael Smith worked as a
legislative assistant for the Illinois House of
Representatives from 1986 to 1992, where he was assigned to the
staff of the Judiciary II Criminal Law Committee; from 1992 to
1995, he was a Citizens Advocate in the Peoria Regional Office
of the Illinois Attorney General's Office; he was elected State
Representative in 1995 and served 8 terms representing the 91st
District, including parts of Fulton, Peoria, and Tazewell
counties; he was appointed Chairman of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Committee, the Appropriation Committee for
Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, and the
Agriculture and Conservation Committee; he served as a member
of the Environment and Energy Committee, the Financial

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Institutions Committee, the Judiciary II Criminal Law
Committee, and the Personnel and Pensions Committee; he served
as the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Downstate Democratic
Caucus and was the Founder and Co-Chairman of the Illinois
Legislative Fire Services Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Representative Michael Smith served the Graham
Hospital in Canton as a trustee emeritus and the 336 Highway
Coalition as a founding member; he was past president of the
Canton Area Chamber of Commerce, a former board member of the
American Heart Association Illinois Affiliate, past president
of the American Heart Association Fulton County Division, a
former board member of the Fulton-Mason Crisis Service, and
past Parish Council President at St. Mary's Catholic Church;
and
WHEREAS, Representative Michael Smith received numerous
awards and recognitions, including the Glen Walters Memorial
Award, the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Legislator of
the Year, the Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts
Friend of Agriculture, the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical
Association 1999 Legislative Award, the Illinois Association
of Rural Electric Co-ops Representative of the Year, the
Illinois ABATE Outstanding Legislator Award, the Illinois
Education Association Legislative Service Award, the Illinois
Hospital Association Friend of Agriculture, and the Illinois

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Farm Bureau Leo Sharp Award; and
WHEREAS, Representative Michael Smith was preceded in
death by his father, Dale; and
WHEREAS, Representative Michael Smith is survived by his
wife, Donna; his mother, Betty; his sisters, Sandra Schuman and
Pat Fowler; his nieces and nephews, Greg Schuman, Amy Tiff,
Angela (Tim) Burke, Natalie Fowler, Amanda Waddell, Nick
(Erika) Shaw, Joel (Kerrie) Shaw, and Derek Shaw; and several
great-nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
former Illinois State Representative Michael K. Smith, and
extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all
who knew and loved him; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Representative Michael Smith as an
expression of our deepest sympathy.