Full Text of SR1829 099th 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 Ralph B. Smith Sr. of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on April 27, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Smith Sr. was born in Burnside, Kentucky to | 6 | | Fred and Ruth (Kelsey) Smith on March 28, 1926; he served in | 7 | | the United States Army during World War II and married Louellen | 8 | | Gardner in Louisville, Kentucky on January 28, 1950; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Smith Sr. was an engineer for the American | 10 | | Air Filter Company in Moline; he retired in 1985 after 30 years | 11 | | of service; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Smith Sr. was a member of South Park | 13 | | Presbyterian Church and the Blackhawk Hiking Club; he was a | 14 | | volunteer tax preparer for AARP and a volunteer driver for | 15 | | Meals on Wheels; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Smith Sr. was preceded in death by his wife, | 17 | | Louellen; his parents; and his sister, Joanne Wilson; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Smith Sr. is survived by his children, | 19 | | Kathryn (Charles) Schoaf, Jeanne Gardner, and Ralph Smith Jr.; | 20 | | his grandchildren, Kristina Cobo and Caroline Willett; and his |
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| 1 | | great-grandchildren, Trevor Cobo and Lily Willett; therefore, | 2 | | be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Ralph B. Smith Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Ralph Smith Sr. as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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