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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 Drew Schmidt of Godfrey on |
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| August 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Schmidt was born June 13, 1985, in Alton, to |
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| Tom and Sue (Chiolero) Schmidt of Godfrey; he loved all sports |
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| and played football, basketball, and baseball at Marquette |
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| Catholic High School, where he graduated in 2004; he especially |
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| loved basketball and was the point guard on Marquette's record |
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| back-to-back 26-win seasons; he also played Legion baseball and |
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| was a member of the Alton Junior Legion team that won |
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| Nationals; and
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| WHEREAS, He had a passion for his country and pursued a |
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| career in criminal justice at Culver Stockton, where he was on |
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| the dean's list; he hoped to someday be in the FBI; he also |
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| loved fishing, all kinds of music - especially country, the |
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| Cardinals, and the Rams; and
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| WHEREAS, Most of all, he loved being with his friends, of |
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| whom he had many; he was blessed by having a close-knit group |
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| of special friends; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his material |
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| great-grandparents, Benjamin and Emma Stearns and Thomas and |
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| Marcella Chiolero; and his paternal great-grandparents, Leo |
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| and Florence Schmidt and Arthur and Elizabeth Brooks; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Drew Schmidt is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved him, especially his parents; his sister, Emily |
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| Schmidt; his brother, Adam Schmidt; his maternal grandparents, |
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| David and Martha Chiolero; his paternal grandparents, Jerry and |
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| Bonnie Schmidt; his maternal aunts and uncles, Kathy and Gary |
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| Abner, Leanne and Gene Ridolfi, Lisa and Bruce Deall, and |