Full Text of SR1047 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 Raymond Joseph Smith of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on January 18, 2024 at the age of 92; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith had a one-of-a-kind personality and | 6 | | was the first to achieve many things over the course of his | 7 | | storied life; he was the first person to earn a tennis | 8 | | scholarship from the University of Notre Dame and was even | 9 | | voted into Notre Dame's Sports Hall of Fame; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith received a scholarship from | 11 | | Northwestern Law School and was commissioned as a first | 12 | | lieutenant in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Corps; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith's army career continued his love | 14 | | for tennis when he represented the United States at the | 15 | | Wimbledon qualification, the main event in both Barcelona and | 16 | | Rome, and in Class A at Roland Garros; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith also met his wife, Lore Stoffel, | 18 | | while serving in the military; they had two children together, | 19 | | Chris and Leslie, who were the pride and joy of both their | 20 | | lives; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith's life work was as a trial lawyer, | 2 | | and he maintained that no other profession interested him; his | 3 | | time as a trial lawyer took many turns, but it always involved | 4 | | his relentless dedication; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith's time as an Assistant United | 6 | | States Attorney during the 1960s included a case involving Red | 7 | | Donovan, the right-hand man of Jimmy Hoffa, former head of the | 8 | | Teamsters; for his work on this case, he and his co-counsel | 9 | | were congratulated in Chicago by United States Attorney | 10 | | General Robert Kennedy; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith never lost sight of his dedication | 12 | | to helping people in need; even after leaving the U.S. | 13 | | Attorney's office, he continued his career by serving people | 14 | | as an ex-officio federal public defender without compensation; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith's forward thinking ideas were also | 17 | | centered around a deep appreciation for the city that raised | 18 | | him, but no love was stronger than the love he showed his wife, | 19 | | children, and grandchildren, all of whom filled him with | 20 | | pride; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Raymond Smith is survived by his children and his | 22 | | grandchildren, Emily, Max, Ian, and Sasha; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Raymond Joseph Smith and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Raymond Smith as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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