Full Text of SR0627 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Allen B. Smith of McHenry, who passed | 4 | | away on May 16, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Allen Smith was born in Kokomo, Indiana on May 21, | 6 | | 1948 to Bernell and Nora J. (nee Hawk) Smith; he married | 7 | | Kristine Hofstetter on March 9, 1974 at Atonement Lutheran | 8 | | Church in San Diego, California; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Allen Smith was employed by Western Electric for | 10 | | several years before enlisting with the United States Navy; he | 11 | | served as a communication specialist for 20 years and was | 12 | | discharged as an E-6; after being discharged, he was employed | 13 | | by Atlas Copco in Mundelein and later by Lucent Technology for | 14 | | 10 years; he then worked for North Point Communication, | 15 | | retiring in 2001; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Allen Smith was a longtime member of Shepherd of | 17 | | the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry; he was also a lifetime | 18 | | member and past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post | 19 | | 11496; he was a dedicated family man and enjoyed going on road | 20 | | trips, shopping trips, and fishing trips with his family; he | 21 | | had a passion for cooking and loved to host barbecues to get | 22 | | together with his friends and neighbors; he was active with the |
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| 1 | | Boy Scouts of America in Kokomo while he was growing up and the | 2 | | Johnsburg Boy Scouts Troop 455 from 1987 to 1994 when his sons | 3 | | were scouts; he was an avid nature lover and was very | 4 | | supportive of projects supporting the preservation of nature; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Allen Smith was preceded in death by his parents; | 7 | | his son, Daniel; his 2 grandchildren, Keegan and Richie; and | 8 | | his brother, Burnell "Bobby" Smith, Jr.; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Allen Smith is survived by his wife of 41 years, | 10 | | Kristine; his 3 children, LeAnna (Paul) Anderson, Brian (Cindy) | 11 | | Smith, and Lisa (Karter) Rich; and his 4 grandchildren, Trevor, | 12 | | Abigail, Aric, and Lucy; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Allen B. Smith, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, his friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Allen Smith as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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