Full Text of SR0515 103rd 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 Donald L. Smith of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on September 29, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Smith was born to Archie and Mary (Cahill) | 6 | | Smith in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June 20, 1926; he served in the | 7 | | U.S. Navy; he received an associate's degree from St. Ambrose | 8 | | University; he married Monica Skelley on March 17, 2000; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In his early twenties, Donald Smith served as a | 10 | | smoke jumper for the U.S. Forestry Service; he worked as a | 11 | | general manager of Chrysler Motors for 40 years, retiring in | 12 | | 1990; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Donald Smith was a member of St. Pius X Church in | 14 | | Rock Island, where he was a lector; he was also a member of the | 15 | | Knights of Columbus and Allouez Council in Rock Island; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Donald Smith was an avid reader and volunteered | 17 | | as a reader for WVIK; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Donald Smith was preceded in death by his wife; | 19 | | his daughters, Michelle Welling and Kimberly Fehr; his sons, | 20 | | Lance Smith and Mark Smith; his grandson, Lance Smith Jr.; and |
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| 1 | | his siblings, Jerold Smith and Joanne Smith; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Donald Smith is survived by his children, Michael | 3 | | (Mary Jane) Mason and Rick (Sue) Mason; his daughter-in-law, | 4 | | Holly Smith; his son-in-law, John Welling; his grandchildren, | 5 | | Shawn Smith, Chase Smith, Dustin Smith, Cody Smith, Isaac | 6 | | Smith, Elizabeth Anderson, and Zachary Fehr; many | 7 | | great-grandchildren; and his sister-in-law, Judy Smith; | 8 | | therefore, be it | 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Donald L. Smith and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Donald Smith as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy. |
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