Full Text of SR0470 101st 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 Calvin Raymond Smith of Hillsdale, who | 4 | | passed away on May 21, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Calvin Smith was born in Hillsdale to Edward and | 6 | | Lilias (Hart) Smith on May 26, 1929; he married Donna Jean | 7 | | Strause in Muscatine, Iowa on August 20, 1950; he served as an | 8 | | infantryman in the United States Army during the Korean War and | 9 | | was awarded a Purple Heart; he was discharged from active duty | 10 | | in 1952 and from the reserves in 1956; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Calvin Smith was employed at International | 12 | | Harvester for 30 years and retired in 1980; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Calvin Smith was a member of the Hillsdale | 14 | | American Legion for over 55 years; he joined the Jolly Rogers | 15 | | Camping Club in 1969; he enjoyed spending mornings at the Shell | 16 | | station with the guys, bird watching, and doing word puzzles; | 17 | | he was a handyman; most of all, he loved spending time with his | 18 | | family; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Calvin Smith was preceded in death by his parents; | 20 | | his wife, Donna Jean; his granddaughter, Dawn Marie Vroman; his | 21 | | brothers, Ivry and Dale Smith and two in infancy; and his |
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| 1 | | sister, Kay Elaine Parsons; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Calvin Smith is survived by his children, Marvin | 3 | | (Cindy) Smith, Clayton (Susan) Smith, Pamela Vroman, Lois | 4 | | Coleman, and Tina (Michael) Fulton; his sisters, Beverly Baker, | 5 | | Darlene (Virgil) Koch, Barbara Gerdes, and Bernice (Bill) | 6 | | Wainwright; his 13 grandchildren; and his 25 | 7 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Calvin Raymond Smith and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Calvin Smith as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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