Full Text of SR0352 102nd General Assembly
SR0352 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0352 | | LRB102 18800 LAW 27501 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Martha Ann (Mealer) Smith of Danville, | 4 | | who passed away on June 3, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Martha Smith was born in Danville to Homer Eugene | 6 | | and Bessie Ola Edwards Mealer on April 22, 1932; she was a | 7 | | lifelong resident of Danville; she attended Oaklawn, Cannon, | 8 | | and Lincoln Grade School, where she was a member of the girls' | 9 | | city champion basketball team; she graduated from Danville | 10 | | High School in 1950, and she continued to chair and work on all | 11 | | class reunions; she married Donald Lee Smith at Central | 12 | | Christian Church on October 26, 1968, and he preceded her in | 13 | | death on September 17, 2008; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Martha Smith was employed in | 15 | | the offices of Sears Roebuck, Illinois Power, and General | 16 | | Electric; she also served as the assistant marketing director | 17 | | for Liberty Village; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Martha Smith served as state director for the | 19 | | Miss National Teenager Scholarship Pageant for Illinois and | 20 | | Wisconsin for 14 years; she was a former director of the | 21 | | Vermilion County Fair Pageant, where she trained girls for | 22 | | competition; she judged many local, state, and national |
| | | SR0352 | - 2 - | LRB102 18800 LAW 27501 r |
|
| 1 | | pageants; she was named Ms. Illinois Senior America in 1997 | 2 | | and was 5th runner-up for the National Senior America Pageant | 3 | | in 1997; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Martha Smith was active in many civic | 5 | | organizations and was known as "Clipboard Martha" for always | 6 | | being in the process of organizing some charity activity; she | 7 | | served on the Salvation Army Auxiliary Board, where she was | 8 | | president for three years; she developed and chaired the | 9 | | Kettle Golf Tournament for the Auxiliary and the Elks Golf | 10 | | Tournament; she chaired the Toys for Tots Program for over ten | 11 | | years; she served on the former USMC Hospital Auxiliary Board; | 12 | | she was a lifetime member and the past president of the | 13 | | Danville Symphony Orchestra; she was an active member of the | 14 | | Danville Elks, and she was named District Elk Lady of the Year | 15 | | in 2004 and Lady of the Year for the State of Illinois Elks in | 16 | | 2004; she was previously active with the Red Mask Players and | 17 | | was the former president of the Red Mask Women's Guild; she was | 18 | | a member of the Danville Boat Club and the Danville Garden | 19 | | Club; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Martha Smith was a member of St. James United | 21 | | Methodist Church, where she served on numerous committees for | 22 | | the United Methodist Women, the 3M Sunday School Class, and | 23 | | the Christian Women's Club; she traveled to Israel, where she | 24 | | was baptized in the River Jordan alongside her husband; and
|
| | | SR0352 | - 3 - | LRB102 18800 LAW 27501 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Martha Smith loved sewing, gardening, golfing, | 2 | | and researching her family genealogy; she was a devoted wife, | 3 | | mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Martha Smith was preceded in death by her | 5 | | parents; her husband, Donald; her sisters, Bette Ruth Mealer | 6 | | (Andrew) Hunt and Nancy Mealer (Robert) Butler; her brother, | 7 | | Farrell Eugene Mealer; and her nephews, Farrell E. Mealer Jr. | 8 | | and Robert Butler; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Martha Smith is survived by her daughters, | 10 | | Cynthia Ann Phillips (Robert) Minor and Kimberly Ann Smith | 11 | | (Ted) Silvey; her grandsons, Robert (Jessica) Minor III, Marc | 12 | | (Medina) Minor, and Matthew (Molly) Minor; her granddaughters, | 13 | | Maria Ann (Alex) Minor Rus and Rachel Nicole Silvey; her | 14 | | great-grandchildren, Jonah Minor, Eli Minor, Mae Minor, Zoe | 15 | | Minor, Noah Minor, Blaise Minor, Aria Minor, Brielle Minor, | 16 | | and Emila Rus; and her nieces, Pamela Mealer (Fred) Parker, | 17 | | Kathleen Hunt (Steve) Arthur, and Donna Butler (Paul) Rogers; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Martha Ann (Mealer) Smith and extend our sincere condolences | 22 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be |
| | | SR0352 | - 4 - | LRB102 18800 LAW 27501 r |
|
| 1 | | it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Martha Smith as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
|
|