SR0643 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Audrey Joy Smith of Mt. Vernon, who passed away on October 14, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Audrey Smith was born on August 14, 1922 in Calhoun, Wisconsin; her parents were Walter E. and Agnes E. (Luhrsen) Thomas; she married Albert W. Smith on March 22, 1942 in Des Plaines; and

WHEREAS, Audrey Smith was raised and received her education in East Troy, Wisconsin, where she graduated from East Troy High School in 1940; she later attended Rosary College in River Forest for one year; and

WHEREAS, After their marriage, Audrey Smith and her husband moved to River Grove, where she became a homemaker and raised 5 children; after her husband retired in 1978, the couple moved to Mt. Vernon, where she lived until moving to Wisconsin in 2008; and

WHEREAS, Audrey Smith was a member of the Mt. Vernon Women's Club; she was also active in the River Grove Parent Teacher Association and was an active member at her church; and

WHEREAS, Audrey Smith enjoyed playing the organ, crocheting, traveling, gardening, and cats; and

WHEREAS, Audrey Smith was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Albert; her brothers, Glenn, Doug, Marshall, Jim, and Roger Thomas; and her sister, Beatrice Thomas; and

WHEREAS, Audrey Smith is survived by her children, Thomas "T.R." Smith (fiancee, Lynda Fernow), a farmer in Burlington and a member of the Kane County Board and a member of the Board's Agriculture Committee, Beverly (Gary) Carpenter, Barbara (Dix) Fulton, Judy (John) Barrett, and Richard (Lucille) Smith; her 10 grandchildren; her 10 great-grandchildren; and her many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of Audrey Joy Smith; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Audrey Smith as an expression of our sympathy.