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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 Audrey Joy Smith of Mt. Vernon, who |
| 4 | | passed away on October 14, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Audrey Smith was born on August 14, 1922 in |
| 6 | | Calhoun, Wisconsin; her parents were Walter E. and Agnes E. |
| 7 | | (Luhrsen) Thomas; she married Albert W. Smith on March 22, 1942 |
| 8 | | in Des Plaines; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Audrey Smith was raised and received her education |
| 10 | | in East Troy, Wisconsin, where she graduated from East Troy |
| 11 | | High School in 1940; she later attended Rosary College in River |
| 12 | | Forest for one year; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, After their marriage, Audrey Smith and her husband |
| 14 | | moved to River Grove, where she became a homemaker and raised 5 |
| 15 | | children; after her husband retired in 1978, the couple moved |
| 16 | | to Mt. Vernon, where she lived until moving to Wisconsin in |
| 17 | | 2008; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Audrey Smith was a member of the Mt. Vernon |
| 19 | | Women's Club; she was also active in the River Grove Parent |
| 20 | | Teacher Association and was an active member at her church; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Audrey Smith enjoyed playing the organ, |
| 2 | | crocheting, traveling, gardening, and cats; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Audrey Smith was preceded in death by her parents; |
| 4 | | her husband, Albert; her brothers, Glenn, Doug, Marshall, Jim, |
| 5 | | and Roger Thomas; and her sister, Beatrice Thomas; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Audrey Smith is survived by her children, Thomas |
| 7 | | "T.R." Smith (fiancee, Lynda Fernow), a farmer in Burlington |
| 8 | | and a member of the Kane County Board and a member of the |
| 9 | | Board's Agriculture Committee, Beverly (Gary) Carpenter, |
| 10 | | Barbara (Dix) Fulton, Judy (John) Barrett, and Richard |
| 11 | | (Lucille) Smith; her 10 grandchildren; her 10 |
| 12 | | great-grandchildren; and her many nieces, nephews, other |
| 13 | | relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her |
| 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Audrey Joy Smith; and |
| 17 | | be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Audrey Smith as an expression of our |
| 20 | | sympathy.
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