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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Hugh T. Smith, Sr., of Chicago, who 
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passed away on February 19th, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born July 21, 1921, in Chicago, the son of 
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Margaret "Maggie" Barrett and Arthur "Artie" P. Smith, Sr.; he 
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married the former LaVerne T. Sullivan on March 11, 1944; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a Chicago Police Officer for 37 years; of 
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those 37 years, he was a Lieutenant and Commanding Officer for 
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the Chicago Police Department Traffic Radar for 11 years, where 
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he was the escort for Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan; he 
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also escorted Pope John Paul II; Hugh played in the Semi-pro 
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Windy City Softball League in the summers; and he served his 
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country as a First Sergeant in the United States Army during 
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World War II; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church of 
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Summit and the  American Legion (Daris Garinvus Post 271); his 
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interests included golfing, singing Irish songs with his 
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relatives, and spending time with his family; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in his death by his parents; his 
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wife, LaVerne; his daughter, Dorothy Jean McAdams; his sister, 
 


 






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RoseAnn McAleer; his brother, Arthur "Pat" Patrick Smith; his 
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uncle, Stephen Smith; and his aunts, Veronica Harold and 
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Elizabeth Smith; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Hugh T. Smith, Sr.,  is survived by his five sons, 
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Hugh T. Smith, Jr., and spouse, Kenneth M. Smith, Wayne P. 
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Smith and spouse, Donald F. Smith and spouse, and James A. 
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Smith; his grandchildren, Brad Smith, Heather (nee, Smith) 
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Dzurney, Kimberly (nee, Smith) ter Horst, Christian Smith, 
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Herman "Mickey" McAdams, Thomas Smith, and Matthew Smith; and 
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his great-grandchildren, Gracie Dzurney, MaryKate Dzurney, 
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Lauren Marie ter Horst, and Maria Elizabeth Smith; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Hugh T. Smith, Sr.; 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 Hugh T. Smith, Sr., as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.