Full Text of SR0166 94th General Assembly
SR0166 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Mary Smith on Wednesday, | 4 |
| April 6, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on April 9, 1955, in East St. Louis | 6 |
| to Luzia and Isom McCaleb; she was educated in the public | 7 |
| school system of East St. Louis and received her bachelor's | 8 |
| degree from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and her | 9 |
| master's degree from National Louis University; and
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| WHEREAS, She was employed with the Riverview Gardens School | 11 |
| District as an Instructional Guide at Gibson Elementary School; | 12 |
| as an educator for many years, she touched the lives of more | 13 |
| than a thousand students as she instilled in them the power of | 14 |
| faith, a determination to achieve dreams beyond what their | 15 |
| environment offered, and a motivation to never give up; she was | 16 |
| known for taking less fortunate students on trips to local | 17 |
| department stores for school supplies and new school clothes; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith enjoyed simple things like shopping for | 20 |
| good deals, cooking, exercising, and having fun; most will | 21 |
| remember her as always laughing and talking on the phone, and | 22 |
| all will remember her as being a sincere giver and a smiling | 23 |
| helper; she was a gentle and passionate relative, a loving | 24 |
| friend, and a dedicated worker; she always gave more than she | 25 |
| had to help meet the needs of others; and
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| WHEREAS, She professed a hope in Christ at an early age and | 27 |
| later united with St. Louis Christian Center; she was a family | 28 |
| leader, an encourager, a supporter, and an inspiration; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mary Smith has been deeply felt by | 30 |
| many, especially her devoted husband, Ellis; her daughter, |
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| Nicole (Aaron) Overton; her step-daughter, Montrice (Tony) | 2 |
| Williams; her step-son, Derrek Smith; her parents, Isom and | 3 |
| Luzia McCaleb; her brothers, Frank (Diane) Hibbler, Melvin | 4 |
| Hibbler, Leo (LaDonna) McCaleb, Larry (Kimberly) McCaleb, and | 5 |
| Denarius Cannon; her sisters, Addie McCaleb, Brenda (Wendell) | 6 |
| Mitchell, and Earlene McCaleb; her grandsons, Kahlil, Cameron, | 7 |
| Aaron Jr. (AJ), and Isaiah; her mother-in-law, Emma L. Smith; | 8 |
| her sister-in-law, Debra Johnson; and her many nieces, nephews, | 9 |
| cousins, and other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 |
| Mary Smith, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | 13 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 17 |
| sympathy.
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