Full Text of HR0753 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the
death of Justice | 4 | | John P. Schmidt, who passed away on December 19, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Justice Schmidt was born in Springfield to Phillip | 6 | | H. and Susan Conavay Schmidt on January 8, 1965; he attended | 7 | | Farmingdale Grade School and Lanphier High
School, where he | 8 | | played center for the football team for four years; he had | 9 | | dreams of a career in law and attended Western Illinois | 10 | | University and the University of Tulsa College of Law; he | 11 | | married Robin Lee DuRocher in Springfield on October 5, 2001; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Justice Schmidt worked as a Special Assistant | 14 | | United States
Attorney from 1990 to 1992; from 1992 to 1995, he | 15 | | worked as an Assistant State's Attorney and as First Assistant
| 16 | | State's Attorney for four years; he was appointed the State's | 17 | | Attorney for Sangamon
County in 1999; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Justice Schmidt served as Sangamon County State's | 19 | | Attorney for 11 years before
being appointed a Circuit Court | 20 | | Judge for the Illinois Circuit in 2010; he was appointed as a | 21 | | Justice of the 4th District Appellate Court by the Illinois | 22 | | Supreme Court on December 7,
2017; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Justice Schmidt served on numerous boards, | 2 | | including the Illinois State's Attorney
Appellate Prosecutor's | 3 | | Office and the Illinois State's Attorneys Association for which | 4 | | he served
as president in 2004; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Justice Schmidt loved to travel with his wife and | 6 | | son, enjoyed playing trivia,
completing crossword puzzles, and | 7 | | spending time with the family dog, Macaroni; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Justice Schmidt was a devoted husband and father, | 9 | | a highly respected attorney,
prosecutor, and judge, and a | 10 | | beloved Springfield citizen; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Justice Schmidt was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Justice Schmidt is survived by his wife, Robin; | 14 | | his son, John "Johnny" P. Schmidt; his uncle and aunt, Eric and | 15 | | Joanne Schmidt; his in-laws, Norma Seibert and Robert DuRocher; | 16 | | and his brothers-in-law, Ryan (Melinda) DuRocher and Scott | 17 | | (Toni) Seibert; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews,
| 18 | | colleagues, and friends; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| 1 | | mourn the passing of Justice John P. Schmidt, and extend our | 2 | | sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 3 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Justice Schmidt as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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