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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to honor Edward Schmit Jr. for his | ||||||
4 | service to the Augustinian Community of St. Rita of Cascia High | ||||||
5 | School in Chicago; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Edward Schmit Jr. has served St. Rita High School | ||||||
7 | in many ways as an alumnus; he has been a Fathers Club officer | ||||||
8 | and on the Executive Fund Raising Committee; he has served on | ||||||
9 | the Board of Advisors since 1985 and after 25 years accepted a | ||||||
10 | Board of Advisors Emeritus position of which there are only 12; | ||||||
11 | he was intricately involved with the acquisition of the new | ||||||
12 | high school facility; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Edward Schmit Jr. has been involved in the larger | ||||||
14 | community outside of St. Rita High School; he served on the | ||||||
15 | board of directors at the Valentine Boys and Girls Club since | ||||||
16 | 1985, the Chicago Association for the Education of Young | ||||||
17 | Children for 2 years, and as president of the Teddy Bear Day | ||||||
18 | Care Centers which he founded in 1973; he saw the Teddy Bear | ||||||
19 | Day Care Centers expand to 6 locations and continues to make | ||||||
20 | sure they are up to date and very well kept and secure; he has | ||||||
21 | seen the Teddy Bear Day Care Centers expand from day care | ||||||
22 | centers to full service early childhood educational program | ||||||
23 | under Schmit family leadership; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Edward Schmit Jr. was born in the Bridgeport area | ||||||
2 | of Chicago on March 30, 1945; he attended St. Anthony of Padua | ||||||
3 | grammar school until 7th grade and in mid-year transferred to | ||||||
4 | St. Simons grammar school where he graduated in 1959; he | ||||||
5 | started at St. Rita of Cascia High School in the fall of 1959 | ||||||
6 | and graduated in the spring of 1963; he was drafted into the | ||||||
7 | U.S. Army in 1965 and served in a highly classified | ||||||
8 | intelligence unit for 6 years before being honorably discharged | ||||||
9 | at the rank of sergeant; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Edward Schmit Jr. is married to Debra Edburg | ||||||
11 | Schmit; they have 5 children together, Heidi Schmit Skokal | ||||||
12 | married to Tony Skokal, Ed Schmit III married to Linda Stiksel | ||||||
13 | Schmit, Heather Schmit, John Schmit married to Maria Moreci | ||||||
14 | Schmit, and Nick Schmit; they have 10 grandchildren, Anthony | ||||||
15 | Jr., Joseph, Vincent, Eddie Schmit IV, Jillian, Peyton, | ||||||
16 | Giovanni, Antonio, Abigail, and Madilyn; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
19 | we thank Edward Schmit Jr. for his service to the Augustinian | ||||||
20 | Community of St. Rita of Cascia High School wish him well with | ||||||
21 | all his future endeavours; and be it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to Edward Schmit Jr. as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
2 | and respect.
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