Full Text of SR0090 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Harvey "Junior" Michael Smith Jr. of | 4 | | Chicago, who passed away on February 1, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harvey Smith was born to Harvey and Mary Smith in | 6 | | Chicago on March 1, 1960; as a child, he attended St. Mel | 7 | | Catholic Church, where he committed to his faith; as a | 8 | | teenager, he joined Young Life Ministry and traveled to | 9 | | various states for outreach activities; as a young adult, he | 10 | | attended Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church; later in life, he | 11 | | recommitted to his faith; he attended Delano Elementary School | 12 | | and Lawrence Upper Grade Center and graduated from Orr Academy | 13 | | High School; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Harvey Smith had many gifts and talents; he was | 15 | | known as the walking calculator because he could do | 16 | | mathematical computations quickly in his head; he enjoyed | 17 | | food, music, dancing, watching Jeopardy, watching basketball | 18 | | and football, and playing cards; he had a beautiful smile and a | 19 | | compliment for every woman he met; he loved spending time with | 20 | | his family and his second family, the Roseberry; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Harvey Smith was preceded in death by his father, | 22 | | Harvey G. Smith; his stepfather, Hearest Cathey; his paternal |
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| 1 | | grandparents, Leroy and Irene Smith; his maternal | 2 | | grandparents, John and Rita McCormick; his step-grandparents, | 3 | | Lesile and Beulah Cathy; his aunts, Kay, Joan, Rose, Bernice, | 4 | | Vermaline, Patsy, and Magdalene; his uncles, Jack, Tommie, and | 5 | | LeRoy; and his cousin, Leslie; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Harvey Smith is survived by his mother, Mary | 7 | | Smith; his three sisters, Rosemarie Smith-Burch, Rita Sutton, | 8 | | and Denise (Reginald Akeem) Berry; his brother, Leo (Estella) | 9 | | Smith; his nieces and nephews; and the rest of his family and | 10 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Harvey "Junior" Michael Smith Jr. and extend our sincere | 14 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 15 | | him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Harvey Smith as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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