Bill Text: IL SR1996 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jacob Manning Schmitz.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR1996 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1996-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Jacob Manning Schmitz, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | June 13, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jacob Schmitz was a junior at Brother Rice High | ||||||
6 | School; he previously graduated as valedictorian from St. | ||||||
7 | Christina with the class of 2013; he was a proud Edmund Rice | ||||||
8 | Scholar and earned superior honors with a GPA of over 4.7 and | ||||||
9 | an ACT score of 32 on his first attempt; he planned to study | ||||||
10 | engineering and medicine at a top university after graduation; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Jacob Schmitz served as student council secretary | ||||||
13 | for the 2015-2016 school year and was the only junior elected | ||||||
14 | to the executive board; in April of 2016, he was proud to be | ||||||
15 | elected student council president for 2016-2017; he was a | ||||||
16 | member of the National Honor Society and volunteered as a | ||||||
17 | counselor at Blessed Edmund Rice Camp; he was also selected for | ||||||
18 | and attended several leadership conferences throughout the | ||||||
19 | United States; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Jacob Schmitz loved snow skiing, jet-skiing, and | ||||||
21 | watersports and earned his boating license at the age of 12; he | ||||||
22 | also loved the beaches in Michigan, traveling, and attending |
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1 | Greenwoods Camp in Michigan each summer; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Jacob Schmitz was preceded in death by his | ||||||
3 | grandmother, Patricia; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Jacob Schmitz was the beloved son of Leo Schmitz | ||||||
5 | and Ellyn Weiss Schmitz; the best friend and grandson of Leo | ||||||
6 | "Gerard" Schmitz; the cherished grandson of Ben (Maureen) Weiss | ||||||
7 | and Suzanne (Dr. John) Weiss; and the adored nephew and cousin | ||||||
8 | of many; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
11 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Jacob Manning Schmitz; | ||||||
12 | and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Jacob Schmitz as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our sympathy.
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