Full Text of SR1981 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 Steven Ray "Steve" Smothers of | 4 | | Pittsfield, who passed away on July 26, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers was born in Pittsfield to Donna M. | 6 | | Smothers on March 2, 1954; he graduated from Pittsfield High | 7 | | School in 1973 and married Sandy Bergman at Detroit Christian | 8 | | Church on November 24, 1973; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers worked for Saylor Livestock for | 10 | | several years; he then spent 25 years as manager at Kitchen | 11 | | Seed in Pittsfield; he went on to work for 20 years as an | 12 | | inspector for the Department of Agriculture; he also served as | 13 | | an alderman for the city of Pittsfield for 20 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers was a member of the Pittsfield | 15 | | Church of the Nazarene; he enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, | 16 | | mowing, and spending time with his family; he also enjoyed | 17 | | collecting Coca-Cola memorabilia; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers was preceded in death by his | 19 | | mother, Donna Marie Smothers, and his uncles, Lee, Jim, and | 20 | | Bill Patterson; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers is survived by his wife of nearly | 2 | | 45 years, Sandy; his son, Robert (Candie) Smothers Sr.; his | 3 | | daughters, Crystal (Jason) Huss and Candice (Olufemi) | 4 | | Famuwagun; his grandchildren, Brittany (Austin Dove) Smothers, | 5 | | Breanna Smothers, Robert Smothers Jr., MJ Famuwagun, Grayson | 6 | | Huss, and Ryland Huss; his great-grandchild, Layla Nicole Dove; | 7 | | his brothers, Larry and Gary (Ashley) Smothers; and his sister, | 8 | | Susan Brown; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Steven Ray "Steve" Smothers, and extend our sincere condolences | 12 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 13 | | it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Steve Smothers as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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