|
|
|
|
SR0380 |
|
LRB094 13517 CSA 48381 r |
|
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
|
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
| 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Drew Schmidt of Godfrey on |
| 4 |
| August 9, 2005; and
|
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Schmidt was born June 13, 1985, in Alton, to |
| 6 |
| Tom and Sue (Chiolero) Schmidt of Godfrey; he loved all sports |
| 7 |
| and played football, basketball, and baseball at Marquette |
| 8 |
| Catholic High School, where he graduated in 2004; he especially |
| 9 |
| loved basketball and was the point guard on Marquette's record |
| 10 |
| back-to-back 26-win seasons; he also played Legion baseball and |
| 11 |
| was a member of the Alton Junior Legion team that won |
| 12 |
| Nationals; and
|
| 13 |
| WHEREAS, He had a passion for his country and pursued a |
| 14 |
| career in criminal justice at Culver Stockton, where he was on |
| 15 |
| the dean's list; he hoped to someday be in the FBI; he also |
| 16 |
| loved fishing, all kinds of music - especially country, the |
| 17 |
| Cardinals, and the Rams; and
|
| 18 |
| WHEREAS, Most of all, he loved being with his friends, of |
| 19 |
| whom he had many; he was blessed by having a close-knit group |
| 20 |
| of special friends; and
|
| 21 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his material |
| 22 |
| great-grandparents, Benjamin and Emma Stearns and Thomas and |
| 23 |
| Marcella Chiolero; and his paternal great-grandparents, Leo |
| 24 |
| and Florence Schmidt and Arthur and Elizabeth Brooks; and
|
| 25 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Drew Schmidt is felt by all who |
| 26 |
| knew and loved him, especially his parents; his sister, Emily |
| 27 |
| Schmidt; his brother, Adam Schmidt; his maternal grandparents, |
| 28 |
| David and Martha Chiolero; his paternal grandparents, Jerry and |
| 29 |
| Bonnie Schmidt; his maternal aunts and uncles, Kathy and Gary |
| 30 |
| Abner, Leanne and Gene Ridolfi, Lisa and Bruce Deall, and |