Full Text of SR0676 100th 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 Jackson R. "Dick" Smith of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on June 18, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jackson Smith was born in Moline to Jackson J. and | 6 | | Ruth (Engh) Smith on June 25, 1921; he attended Moline | 7 | | Elementary School and graduated from Moline High School in | 8 | | 1939; he served in the United States Air Force from October of | 9 | | 1942 until February of 1945; he married Clara M. Van Nevel on | 10 | | April 25, 1946; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jackson Smith worked in construction and | 12 | | engineering at the Howard Steel Corporation until retiring | 13 | | after over 40 years of service; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jackson Smith was a member of the American Legion, | 15 | | the Moline Elks and the Optimist International Club; he was | 16 | | also a founding member of the Mill Creek Golf Club in Milan, | 17 | | now currently known as the Pinnacle Country Club; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jackson Smith enjoyed cars and dining out; he most | 19 | | enjoyed being outdoors, playing golf, spending time at his | 20 | | cabin on the Rock River, and wintering in Florida; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jackson Smith was preceded in death by his loving | 2 | | wife, Clara; his parents; his brother and sister-in-law, Duane | 3 | | and Georgia Smith; his brother-in-law, Andy Van Nevel; and his | 4 | | nephew, Bob Van Nevel; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jackson Smith is survived by his brother-in-law, | 6 | | Donald Van Nevel; his sister-in-law, Eleanor Van Nevel; his | 7 | | nieces and nephews, Peggy (Dan) Weisskopf, Steve (Vicki) Van | 8 | | Nevel, Patricia (Daman) Carter, Pam Van Nevel, Scott (Lanette) | 9 | | Van Nevel, Linda Roggentein, Susan (Mike) Rego, Bill (Kathy) | 10 | | Van Nevel, Jim (Tina) Van Nevel, Beth Smith, and Luke Smith; | 11 | | and his cousin, Terry Smith; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Jackson R. "Dick" Smith, and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Jackson Smith as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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