Full Text of SR0178 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
James W. Smirles of Glenview; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Smirles began his career in Glenview | 5 | | government as a member of the Village of Glenview Board of | 6 | | Trustees in 1974; in 1981, he became the first "honorary | 7 | | member" of the Chamber of Commerce; in 1985, he became the | 8 | | Glenview village president, a position he held until his | 9 | | retirement in 1993; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure as village president, James | 11 | | Smirles faced the daunting task of incorporating the former | 12 | | Glenview Naval Air Station into the larger community after the | 13 | | Pentagon announced it would close the location; today, the more | 14 | | than 1,000 acres once occupied by the station has become a | 15 | | cornerstone of the Glenview community; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Smirles served as the manager of the Glen | 17 | | Oak Plaza; at the time of his passing, he was an active member | 18 | | of Glenview's Willow Road Community Advisory Group; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Smirles was a member of the Parish Council | 20 | | of Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church and the Glen | 21 | | Club of Glenview; he served on the Board of Directors for the |
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| 1 | | American Society of Safety Engineers and was a past President | 2 | | of Veterans of Safety International; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, James Smirles was named Glenview's | 4 | | Citizen of the Year; he served as chairman of the Glenview | 5 | | Centennial Commission; he served as a member of the Waukegan | 6 | | Road Corridor Committee; in 2008, he served as emcee of the | 7 | | Glenview Television production of the village's 4th of July | 8 | | parade; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, On January 4, 2011, the members of the Village of | 10 | | Glenview Board of Trustees voted to designate Prairie Avenue as | 11 | | "Jim Smirles Way" in honor of his many years of dedicated | 12 | | service to the people of Glenview; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Smirles was the beloved husband of Regina, | 14 | | nee Stathopulos; the loving father of William J. (Cheri) | 15 | | Smirles; the proud grandfather of Mary Kate and Jonathan | 16 | | Smirles; the dear brother of Janice Smirles and the late | 17 | | Estelle Spurgetis; the devoted son of the late William and | 18 | | Katherine Smirles; the son-in-law of the late James and Stella | 19 | | Stathopulos; the brother-in-law of John (Mary) and the late | 20 | | Gregory Stathopulos; and the fond uncle of Mary Kay Eckert, | 21 | | Marguerite Nelson, Ted Spurgetis, Bill Sweeney, Liz Dorton, | 22 | | Jim, Regina, and Andrew Stathopulos; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | his family and friends, the passing of James W. Smirles; and be | 4 | | it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of James Smirles as an expression of | 7 | | our sympathy.
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