Full Text of SR0865 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Jack Smith of Waukegan, who passed away | 4 | | on July 8, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was born in Lossiemouth, Scotland; he | 6 | | and his family came to the United States when he was 8 years | 7 | | old; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jack Smith graduated from Waukegan Township High | 9 | | School; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jack Smith spent his entire career working at | 11 | | Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago; he served ABT faithfully | 12 | | as a department manager and time study engineer for 38 years; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Upon retiring at the age of 55, Jack Smith enjoyed | 15 | | golfing often at his second Waukegan home, Bonnie Brook Golf | 16 | | Course; at Bonnie Brook, he was instrumental in the creation of | 17 | | "the pond" on hole 3; he developed real estate in multiple | 18 | | Waukegan subdivisions with specific work in Heather Heights, | 19 | | where he named a street after his daughter, Jacquelyn; he spent | 20 | | many years serving the Waukegan community as a city official, | 21 | | City Treasurer, Alderman, Park Board member and Port Authority |
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| 1 | | official, and served as President of the Lake County Crippled | 2 | | Children's Clinic for 35 years; he was also a member of the | 3 | | Scottish Rite and the Shriners; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was a lifelong fan of the Chicago White | 5 | | Sox; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jack Smith was preceded in death by his parents, | 7 | | James and Margaret Smith; his beloved wife, Virginia; his | 8 | | sister, Ishbel Rogers; and his in-laws, Frank and Anne | 9 | | Kuzmickus; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Jack Smith is survived by his daughter, Jacquelyn | 11 | | Couvall; his son in-law, George Couvall; his grandson, George | 12 | | J. Couvall (Jenny); his great-grandsons, Georgie and Billy; his | 13 | | sister, Jean Soderquist; and his many nieces and nephews; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 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 Jack Smith; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Jack Smith as an expression of our | 21 | | sympathy.
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