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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Gerald A. Smith of Joliet, who passed 
4away on April 14, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Gerald Smith was born in Chicago to Everett D. and 
6Arla L. (Resler) Smith on December 8, 1934; he served in the 
7United States Marine Corps; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Gerald Smith was a retired member of Local 150 
9Heavy Equipment Operators and Crest Hill Public Works; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Gerald Smith was a member of the Crest Hill Lions 
11Club for many years; he was selected as Lion of the Year for 
121973-1974; he enjoyed fishing, country music, playing Euchre 
13and watching his sons play hockey and his daughter and 
14granddaughters dance; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Gerald Smith was preceded in death by his parents; 
16his grandson, Ian Kasky; and his sister, Betty Ruth Provost; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Gerald Smith is survived by his  loving wife of 55 
19years, Shirley A. (Restaino); his children, Glen (Lori) Smith, 
20Jodi-Ann (Harvey) Kasky, and Troy (Dr. Jennifer) Smith; his 
 
 
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1grandchildren, Jeremy, Connor, and Jillian Smith, Julie-Ann, 
2Hailey Rose, Kelsie Paige Kasky, and Jennifer (Kasky) Erickson, 
3and Claire and Lee Brockway; his great-grandson, Jaxsen Zajac; 
4his two sisters, Terri (Steven) Smith-Pfeiffer and Mary Etta 
5Bechtel; his brother-in-law, James Restaino; and his nephew, 
6Ereck Pfeiffer; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Gerald A. Smith, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Gerald Smith as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.