SR0356 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Richard Allen "Dick" Smock of Andalusia, who passed away on May 29, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Richard Smock was born to John M. and Eva M. Hopper Smock in Rock Island on April 11, 1949; he married Marlowe Robinson at the First Presbyterian Church in Milan on May 15, 1971; and

WHEREAS, Richard Smock served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; he received numerous honors for his military service, including the Vietnam Service Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device and 1 Oak Leaf Cluster; and

WHEREAS, Richard Smock worked as an assembler for Raymond Toyota Manufacturing in Muscatine, Iowa for 25 years; he retired in 2014; and

WHEREAS, Richard Smock was a member of Reynolds American Legion Post 1166 and Vietnam Veterans of America #299; and

WHEREAS, Richard Smock enjoyed golfing, snowmobiling, boating, and riding UTVs side by side with friends; and

WHEREAS, Richard Smock was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Virginia Carpio and Sandra Pate; and

WHEREAS, Richard Smock is survived by his wife, Marlowe Smock, and his siblings, Bill Sehnert, Jack Smock, and Mary Alderson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Richard Allen "Dick" Smock 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 Richard Smock as an expression of our deepest sympathy.