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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with sadness of the death of Raymond L. Smith of 
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McHenry on Saturday, March 12, 2005; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on February 15, 1926, in McHenry, to 
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William and Rena (Michels) Smith; a lifelong resident of 
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McHenry, he graduated with the class of 1944 from McHenry High 
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School; on May 1, 1948, he married Betty Lou Kramer at St. Mary 
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of the Assumption Catholic Church in McHenry; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Smith valiantly served his country during 
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World War II; he was a member of the Army Air Corps as a radio 
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operator and mechanic; after returning home, he worked at 
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Fitzgerald Men's Store, first on the west side of McHenry and 
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later at its Green Street store; after the men's store closed, 
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he enjoyed a 32-year career with Carey Electric, working there 
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from 1955 until retirement in 1987; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He served McHenry as an alderman from the 3rd Ward 
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for 29 years; he was a member of International Brotherhood of 
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Electrical Workers Local 117, American Legion Post 491, Order 
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of the Moose Lodge 691, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic 
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Church in McHenry, Catholic Order of Foresters No. 594, and the 
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Legion of Honor; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He enjoyed family time with his children and 
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grandchildren, golfing, fishing, and taking long walks around 
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town; he will be best remembered for being a good friend to 
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many and for helping people with his "fix-it" skills; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Raymond L. Smith has been deeply 
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felt by many, especially his wife of 56 years, Betty Lou; his 
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daughter, Rae Ellen (Bob) Habich; his son, Randy (Greta) Smith; 
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his grandchildren, Rena (Scott) Algayer, Karin Smith, Kyle 
 


 






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Smith, and Brad Fenner; his sister, Eileen (Gene) King; and his 
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sisters-in-law, Gwen Smith and Bertha Smith; he was preceded in 
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death by four brothers, Leonard and Richard, in childhood, and 
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LeRoy and Elmer Smith; and four sisters, Emily (Joe) Freund, 
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Luella (William) Funk, and Luella and Catherine, in infancy; 
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therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Raymond L. Smith, and we extend our sincere condolences to his 
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.