Full Text of SR1066 99th 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 Henry Dale Smith, Sr. of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on September 19, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Henry Smith, Sr. was born in Asheville, North | 6 | | Carolina on August 1, 1928 to James Matthew and Ethel Rickbiel | 7 | | Smith; he began his education at The Citadel in June of 1944, | 8 | | where he earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry; he then | 9 | | earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of | 10 | | North Carolina at Chapel Hill; he married Betty Mood on June | 11 | | 28, 1950 in Columbia, South Carolina; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Henry Smith, Sr. relocated his family to | 13 | | Springfield and founded H. D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co. in | 14 | | January of 1954; he grew the company from 4 associates in the | 15 | | Springfield area to 1,100 nationwide; he served as Chief | 16 | | Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors and, | 17 | | most recently, served as its Chairman Emeritus; his company is | 18 | | now the fourth-largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the | 19 | | nation; he also served as Vice-President of Smith Drug in | 20 | | Spartanburg, South Carolina and subsequently as chairman and | 21 | | CEO of J.M. Smith Corporation upon the death of his brother; he | 22 | | served in that capacity for 13 years and then continued his | 23 | | service as a director of the company, retiring from the board |
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| 1 | | as its longest serving member; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Henry Smith, Sr. served as an active member of the | 3 | | National Wholesale Druggists Association; he received the | 4 | | Healthcare Distribution Management Association's Nexus Award | 5 | | for Lifetime Achievement in 2003 for his contributions to the | 6 | | industry; he was inducted into The Citadel School of Business | 7 | | Hall of Fame in 2011; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Henry Smith, Sr. was active in the Springfield | 9 | | community as a volunteer and philanthropist and an avid | 10 | | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign supporter; the | 11 | | Betty Mood Smith Rockery rock garden, located in Springfield's | 12 | | Washington Park, was a gift to his wife, celebrating her love | 13 | | of gardening; he was a Rotary Club member for more than 40 | 14 | | years; he also served as a deacon, elder, and trustee at | 15 | | Westminster Presbyterian Church during his 60 years of | 16 | | membership; he was an avid Fighting Illini sports fan and a fan | 17 | | of the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Bears; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Henry Smith, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 19 | | parents; his sister, Beverly Smith Moss; and his brother, James | 20 | | Matthew Smith, Jr.; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Henry Smith, Sr. is survived by his wife, Betty; | 22 | | his 4 sons, Henry Dale (Deborah Klang) Smith, Jr., Rogers Mood |
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| 1 | | (Mary Summers) Smith, J. Christopher (Debra Nickelson) Smith, | 2 | | and Andrew (Joyce) Smith; his grandchildren, Virginia (Dan | 3 | | Upham) Sole-Smith, Chandler (Eric Taxier) Klang Smith, | 4 | | Elizabeth Smith, Caroline Summers Smith, Lacy Smith, | 5 | | Callandria Nickelson Smith, Rogers Reed Summers Smith, and | 6 | | Spencer Nickelson Smith; his great-granddaughter, Violet | 7 | | Upham-Smith; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Henry Dale Smith, Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Henry Smith, Sr. as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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