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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Robert Lee Smarjesse of Springfield, 
4who passed away on April 10, 2023; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Robert Smarjesse was born in Springfield to John 
6and Catherine Rose Smarjesse on November 15, 1935; he was 
7drafted twice in to the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1962; he married 
8Myrtle Gough in Malibu, California on October 21, 1961; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Robert Smarjesse served  as superintendent of the 
10Sangamon County Veterans Assistance Commission, retiring in 
111999; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Robert Smarjesse was a member of American Legion 
13Post 32 and Disabled American Veterans; he was an avid golfer 
14and Chicago Cubs fan; he was a previous boxer, an excellent 
15bowler, and a shuffleboard and pool player; as a young man, he 
16even beat the legendary Minnesota Fats; he was a loving and 
17caring person to everyone he met; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Robert Smarjesse was preceded in death by his 
19wife, Myrtle; his parents; and his brother, Louis; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Robert Smarjesse is survived by his children, 
 
 
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1Tony (Debbie) Smarjesse, Teri (Joe) Mulvey, and Tami (Alan) 
2Savage; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, with 
3one on the way; and  several nieces, nephews, and cousins; 
4therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Robert Lee Smarjesse and extend our sincere condolences to his 
8family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
9further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to  the family of  Robert Smarjesse as an expression 
12of our deepest sympathy.