SR1189 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Charles R. Smith Sr. of Bunker Hill, who passed away on December 13, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Charles Smith Sr. was born to Robert J. and Gladys (Moore) Smith on September 17, 1925; he was a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II; he married Mary Crays in Arkansas; and

WHEREAS, Charles Smith Sr. worked as a heavy equipment operator, a position from which he retired; and

WHEREAS, Charles Smith Sr. was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, Charles Smith Sr. was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary; his children, Joy Faye Smith and Billie Jo Smith; his granddaughter, Carol Tolle; his brothers, James Smith and Norman Smith; and his sister, Betty Clark; and

WHEREAS, Charles Smith Sr. is survived by his children, Charlene (Steven) Baugh, Charles R. Smith Jr., and Curtis Smith; his grandchildren, Samantha (R.J.) Crotser, Holly (Justin) Wilke, Michelle (Jeffrey) Reiser, and Paige (Kyle) Lester; his seven great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Glenn Smith, Lilly Mae King, and Gladys Rose Sauerwein; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Charles R. Smith Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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