Full Text of HR0495 96th General Assembly
HR0495 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Claude | 4 |
| Smith Jr. of Herrin, who passed away on May 5, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Claude Smith Jr. was born in Pittsburg on November | 6 |
| 10, 1924; he was the son of Claude and Aliene (Walker) Smith; | 7 |
| he married Alice Frick on June 23, 1945 in the Energy Methodist | 8 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Claude Smith Jr. was a business entrepreneur who | 10 |
| successfully ran Herrin's South Side Lumber for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, Claude Smith Jr. was a 50-year member of the | 12 |
| Herrin Masonic Lodge and a member of the Herrin Elks and | 13 |
| Illinois Lumber Dealers; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Claude Smith Jr. enjoyed playing golf and his | 15 |
| trips to Florida; he also loved a clean house and working in | 16 |
| his yard; and
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| WHEREAS, Claude Smith Jr. was preceded in death by his | 18 |
| parents; his sister, Naomi Shaddox; his infant sister, Thelma | 19 |
| Smith; and his cousin, F.L. Walker; and
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| WHEREAS, Claude Smith Jr. is survived by his son, Kent | 2 |
| (Terri) Smith; his grandchildren, Cecily K. Smith and Elliott | 3 |
| J. Smith; his godson, Brandon Switzer; his niece, Cindy | 4 |
| Schreck; his nephew, Keith Shaddox; and his several nieces, | 5 |
| nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Claude | 9 |
| Smith Jr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Claude Smith Jr. as an expression of | 12 |
| our sympathy.
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