Bill Text: IL SR2180 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Michael Lester Smith of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR2180 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2180-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 Michael Lester Smith of Chicago, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 25, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Michael Smith was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan to | ||||||
6 | Gerald and Dorothy Smith on January 25, 1946; he served in the | ||||||
7 | United States Army as a medic in Germany during the Vietnam War | ||||||
8 | and married Rebecca Smith on October 20, 1979; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Michael Smith worked as a hemodialysis | ||||||
10 | technologist at the University of Chicago Hospital for 40 years | ||||||
11 | before retiring; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Michael Smith's passion in life was baseball, | ||||||
13 | whether it be playing, coaching, or watching; he was devoted to | ||||||
14 | his family and enjoyed spending time with them; he never missed | ||||||
15 | any of his children's games, plays, recitals, or any other | ||||||
16 | activities in which they were involved; he played a huge role | ||||||
17 | in the lives of many others, being a mentor to some; he was | ||||||
18 | also generous with the community, spearheading projects such as | ||||||
19 | a food bank for his patients and acquiring grants to build a | ||||||
20 | baseball diamond at Kilbourn Park; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Michael Smith is survived by his wife, Rebecca; |
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1 | his children, Mark (Erica), Keith (Errin Gray), and Elizabeth; | ||||||
2 | and his grandchildren, Jack, Henry, and Scarlett; therefore, be | ||||||
3 | it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
6 | Michael Lester Smith and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
7 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the family of Michael Smith as an expression of | ||||||
11 | our deepest sympathy.
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