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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to extend
3 their sincere condolences to the family and friends of
4 Gwendoline "Gwenn" I. Smiley of Springfield, who passed away on
5 November 13, 2006; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Gwendoline Smiley was born on May 15, 1924, in
7 Plymouth, England; her parents were Albert and Lillian Kelly
8 Pearse; and
 
9     WHEREAS, She married Virgil "Jack" Smiley in Plymouth,
10 England in 1943; she came to the United States in 1946 and
11 became a U.S. citizen in 1947; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Gwendoline Smiley served in the British Navy,
13 Army, and Air Force Institute during World War II; she worked
14 at Bressmers and Luers Shoes, as well as being a homemaker; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Gwendoline Smiley was a member of the First United
16 Methodist Church; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Gwendoline Smiley is survived by her husband,
18 Jack; her sons, Brian (wife, Joan) Smiley, and Russell (wife,
19 Michelle) Smiley; her daughters, Janet (husband, Robert) Karr,
20 Lynda (husband, Paul) Bridges, and Paula (husband, Hal)
21 Kitchen; her 10 grandchildren; and her 15 great-grandchildren;
22 therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
24 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
25 her family and friends, the passing of Gwendoline Smiley; and
26 be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to the family of Gwendoline Smiley.