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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to extend |
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| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of |
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| Gwendoline "Gwenn" I. Smiley of Springfield, who passed away on |
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| November 13, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwendoline Smiley was born on May 15, 1924, in |
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| Plymouth, England; her parents were Albert and Lillian Kelly |
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| Pearse; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Virgil "Jack" Smiley in Plymouth, |
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| England in 1943; she came to the United States in 1946 and |
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| became a U.S. citizen in 1947; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwendoline Smiley served in the British Navy, |
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| Army, and Air Force Institute during World War II; she worked |
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| at Bressmers and Luers Shoes, as well as being a homemaker; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwendoline Smiley was a member of the First United |
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| Methodist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwendoline Smiley is survived by her husband, |
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| Jack; her sons, Brian (wife, Joan) Smiley, and Russell (wife, |
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| Michelle) Smiley; her daughters, Janet (husband, Robert) Karr, |
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| Lynda (husband, Paul) Bridges, and Paula (husband, Hal) |
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| Kitchen; her 10 grandchildren; and her 15 great-grandchildren; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| her family and friends, the passing of Gwendoline Smiley; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Gwendoline Smiley.
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