Full Text of HR1158 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert J. | 4 | | Smith Jr. of Westchester, who recently passed away; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He joined the Westchester police force July 7, | 6 | | 1975, where he served as a patrol officer, a detective, a | 7 | | sergeant, and a lieutenant before becoming the chief of police | 8 | | in 1996; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was also a veteran of the United States Army | 10 | | and the Illinois Army National Guard, where he was awarded | 11 | | several citations and commendations, including 2 National | 12 | | Defense Ribbons, the Air Force Achievement Medal, and the | 13 | | Illinois Distinguished Service Medal; in 1987, he moved to the | 14 | | Illinois Air National Guard, where he served in Operation | 15 | | Desert Shield and the Gulf War and eventually retired as a | 16 | | chief master sergeant from the 126th Air Refueling Wing; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert J. Smith Jr. was the beloved husband of | 18 | | Mary, nee Boyle; the father of Donald; the stepfather of | 19 | | William (Tina) Rogus, Anastasia (Michael) Gruper, and Matthew | 20 | | Rogus; the proud grandfather of Emma, Billy, Michael, and | 21 | | Marie; the dear brother of Michael (Mary Ellen), Steven | 22 | | (Gloria), and Kathy; the son of the late Robert J. and Rita, |
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| 1 | | nee Mansfield; and an uncle to many; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 5 | | Robert J. Smith Jr.; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Robert J. Smith Jr. as a symbol of | 8 | | our sincere sympathy.
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