Full Text of SR0475 93rd General Assembly
SR0475 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Susan Doxsie Smith of | 4 |
| Decatur on Thursday, March 18, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was born on March 24, 1949, in Decatur | 6 |
| to Lou and Beryl (Lytle) Doxsie; she graduated from MacArthur | 7 |
| High School in Decatur in 1967; she married Jay P. Smith on | 8 |
| June 24, 1972, in Decatur; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith had been the executive director of the | 10 |
| Decatur Area Arts Council since 1993 and was an avid supporter | 11 |
| of the arts; during her tenure as director, she spearheaded | 12 |
| moving the arts council offices from Rock Springs to downtown | 13 |
| Decatur in 1996; recently, she arranged for businesses to | 14 |
| sponsor park benches creatively painted by local artists, | 15 |
| established weekly Knit Nights at arts council offices, and was | 16 |
| the driving force behind the new Community Arts Center, which | 17 |
| is set to open by June 1, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was a wonderful friend, who was willing | 19 |
| to give of herself at every opportunity; she had a passion for | 20 |
| arts in the schools and a knack for making the arts accessible | 21 |
| to regular people; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was a member of Central Christian | 23 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Susan Doxsie Smith has been deeply | 25 |
| felt by many, especially her husband, Jay; her children, Samuel | 26 |
| J. Smith and wife Suzanne, Andy Smith, and Sarah Smith; and her | 27 |
| brothers, John Doxsie and wife Julie and Tom Doxsie and wife | 28 |
| Lori; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 |
| Susan Doxsie Smith, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her | 3 |
| friends, family, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Susan Doxsie Smith as an expression | 7 |
| of our sincere condolences.
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