SR1508 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Kendall J. "Ken" Smith of Gurnee, who passed away on January 9, 2016 at the age of 82; and

WHEREAS, Kendall Smith was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John and Hazel (nee Chromasta) Smith in 1933 and raised in Racine; he graduated from Northwestern University and lived in the Lake County area since 1955; and

WHEREAS, Kendall Smith spent 40 years working with natural gas companies; he worked for North Shore Gas, Peoples Gas, and the MidCon Corporation, retiring in 1996; and

WHEREAS, Kendall Smith was a longtime choir member and Sunday School music leader at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Waukegan; in recent years, he was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Waukegan, where he sang with the choir and participated in other activities; he also worked with PADS and was an election judge in Lake County for 10 years; and

WHEREAS, Kendall Smith was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Kendall Smith is survived by his wife, Jan (nee Glogovsky); his daughter, Robin (Harry); the children of his first marriage, Jamison (Lora), Jay (Dori), Jeff "Woody", and Jennifer (David) Novich; his 3 grandchildren; and his 3 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Kendall J. "Ken" Smith, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Kendall Smith as an expression of our deepest sympathy.