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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Kendall J. "Ken" Smith of Gurnee, who 
4passed away on January 9, 2016 at the age of 82; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Kendall Smith was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to 
6John and Hazel (nee Chromasta) Smith in 1933 and raised in 
7Racine; he graduated from Northwestern University and lived in 
8the Lake County area since 1955; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Kendall Smith spent 40 years working with natural 
10gas companies; he  worked for North Shore Gas, Peoples Gas, and 
11the MidCon Corporation, retiring in 1996; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Kendall Smith was a longtime choir member and 
13Sunday School music leader at St. Paul's Lutheran church in 
14Waukegan; in recent years, he was a member of St. Mark's 
15Lutheran Church in Waukegan, where he sang with the choir and 
16participated in other activities; he also worked with PADS and 
17was an election judge in Lake County for 10 years; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Kendall Smith was preceded in death by his 
19parents; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Kendall Smith is survived by his wife, Jan (nee 
 
 
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1Glogovsky); his daughter, Robin (Harry);  the children of his 
2first marriage, Jamison (Lora), Jay (Dori), Jeff "Woody", and 
3Jennifer (David) Novich; his 3 grandchildren; and his 3 
4great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Kendall J. "Ken" Smith, and extend our sincere condolences to 
8his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
9further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to  the family of  Kendall Smith as an expression of 
12our deepest sympathy.