Full Text of SR0359 93rd General Assembly
SR0359 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of Serina Mary Fortineaux | 4 |
| Smith of Hazelcrest on November 21, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was born on December 6, 1925 in New | 6 |
| Orleans, Louisiana to Arthur and Scurina Fortineaux; the family | 7 |
| moved to Chicago in 1938; and
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| WHEREAS, She was attending Washburn Trade School in Chicago | 9 |
| when she met and fell in love with William Smith; to their | 10 |
| union, eight children were born: Bathsheba, Carmensieta, | 11 |
| Sherry, Shelita, Artheria, William Joseph, Fedencia, Venetia, | 12 |
| and her step-daughter Rosetta; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was a very hard worker and held several | 14 |
| jobs before becoming an entrepreneur; she and her family lived | 15 |
| on the South Side of Chicago and purchased a cleaning business | 16 |
| and grocery store; upon her husband's death, she continued to | 17 |
| operate their store until she went into semi-retirement; she | 18 |
| decided to open up her own convenient store where she worked | 19 |
| for several years; and
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| WHEREAS, She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior | 21 |
| at Hazelcrest Assembly Church in Hazelcrest; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith's passing will be deeply felt by many, | 23 |
| especially her sister, Dardina; her brother, Arthur; her seven | 24 |
| daughters; her twenty-eight grandchildren; her thirty-four | 25 |
| great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild, all of | 26 |
| whom affectionately called her "Granny"; her sons-in-law, | 27 |
| nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, her | 29 |
| sister, Mathilda; her brother, Warren; her husband, William; |
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| and her son, William Joseph; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 4 |
| Serina Mary Fortineaux Smith along with all who knew and loved | 5 |
| her and extend our sincere condolences to her family and | 6 |
| friends; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the family of Serina Mary Fortineaux Smith as an | 9 |
| expression of our deepest sympathy.
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