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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
Leland Edwin "Smitty" Smith Sr. of |
| 4 | | Collinsville, who passed away on October 5, 2011; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leland Smith Sr. was born on August 21, 1926, in |
| 6 | | York, Nebraska; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, As a youth, Leland Smith Sr. won a state-wide |
| 8 | | table tennis tournament in Texas; he was also awarded a |
| 9 | | scholarship to play football at Baylor University; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leland Smith Sr. served his country with pride and |
| 11 | | distinction as a member of the United States Navy aboard the |
| 12 | | USS Thornton during World War II; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1961, Leland Smith Sr. opened Grandpa's |
| 14 | | Jewelry, which eventually became an 18-store chain; he |
| 15 | | subsequently opened L.E. Smith Jewelers in 2000; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Leland Smith Sr. was a member of the Good Shepherd |
| 17 | | Lutheran Church and the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Leland Smith Sr. was preceded in death by his |
| 19 | | parents, Leland H. and Lissette Smith; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leland Smith Sr. is survived by his loving wife of |
| 2 | | 61 years, Gloria "Gayle" Smith; his sons, Leland E. (Sherri |
| 3 | | Lowe) Smith Jr., James C. (Lisa) Smith, and Casey V. Smith; his |
| 4 | | daughters, Georgia C. (Troy) Crites, Gloria H. (Tom) Fayollat, |
| 5 | | Cindy G. (Mac) Fortenberry, June M. (Mike) Zavaglia, and Susan |
| 6 | | J. Smith; his grandchildren, Troy David Crites, Nicol Crites, |
| 7 | | Tom Fayollat, Jr., Tracy Pickford, Quinton Smith, Chanelle |
| 8 | | Smith, Lauren Smith, Cody Hopkins, Kendall Hopkins, Garrett |
| 9 | | Zavaglia, Shane Zavaglia, and Jordan Zavaglia; his |
| 10 | | great-grandchildren, Vivian Crites, Jonah Crites, Coleton |
| 11 | | Rice, Trey Fayollat, Frankie Fayollat, Chloe Pickford, and |
| 12 | | Kacey Smith; his brother, George W. Smith; his sisters, Betty |
| 13 | | Swan and Barbara Smith; and his many other relatives and |
| 14 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 17 | | his family and friends, the passing of Leland Edwin "Smitty" |
| 18 | | Smith Sr.; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Leland Smith Sr. as an expression of |
| 21 | | our sympathy.
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