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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Michael Lester Smith of Chicago, who 
4passed away on October 25, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Michael Smith was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan  to 
6Gerald and Dorothy Smith on January 25, 1946; he served in the 
7United States Army as a medic in Germany during the Vietnam War 
8and married Rebecca Smith on October 20, 1979; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Michael Smith worked as a hemodialysis 
10technologist at the University of Chicago Hospital for 40 years 
11before retiring; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Michael Smith's  passion in life was baseball, 
13whether it be playing, coaching, or watching; he was devoted to 
14his family and enjoyed spending time with them; he never missed 
15any of his children's games, plays, recitals, or any other  
16activities in which they were involved; he played a huge role 
17in the lives of many others, being a mentor to some; he was 
18also generous with the community, spearheading projects such as 
19a food bank for his patients and acquiring grants to build a 
20baseball diamond at Kilbourn Park; and
  
 
  
21    WHEREAS, Michael Smith is survived by his wife, Rebecca; 
 
 
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1his  children, Mark (Erica), Keith (Errin Gray), and Elizabeth; 
2and his grandchildren,  Jack, Henry, and Scarlett; therefore, be 
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4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
6Michael Lester Smith and extend our sincere condolences to his 
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to  the family of  Michael Smith as an expression of 
11our deepest sympathy.