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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Richard Allen "Dick" Smock of 
4Andalusia, who passed away on May 29, 2023; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Smock was born to John M. and Eva M. 
6Hopper Smock in Rock Island on April 11, 1949; he married 
7Marlowe Robinson at the First Presbyterian Church in Milan on 
8May 15, 1971; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Richard Smock served in the U.S. Army during the 
10Vietnam War; he received numerous honors for his military 
11service, including the Vietnam Service Medal with 3 Bronze 
12Service Stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the 
13Combat Infantry Badge, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation 
14Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze 
15Star Medal with "V" Device and 1 Oak Leaf Cluster; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Richard Smock worked as an assembler for Raymond 
17Toyota Manufacturing in Muscatine, Iowa for 25 years; he 
18retired in 2014; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Richard Smock was a member of Reynolds American 
20Legion Post 1166 and Vietnam Veterans of America #299; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Richard Smock enjoyed golfing, snowmobiling, 
2boating, and riding UTVs side by side with friends; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Richard Smock was preceded in death by his 
4parents and his sisters, Virginia Carpio and Sandra Pate; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Smock is survived by his wife, Marlowe 
6Smock, and his siblings, Bill Sehnert, Jack Smock, and Mary 
7Alderson; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10Richard Allen "Dick" Smock and extend our sincere condolences 
11to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
12it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Richard Smock as an expression of 
15our deepest sympathy.