Full Text of SR0173 94th General Assembly
SR0173 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 Walter M. Smith, a lifetime | 4 |
| resident of Johnsburg, on Sunday, March 27, 2005; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, He was born on November 5, 1916, in Johnsburg, to | 6 |
| John and Lena (Schaefer) Smith; he was baptized at St. John the | 7 |
| Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg, where he was a longtime | 8 |
| member, sang in the choir, and served as an usher; he also | 9 |
| attended St. John the Baptist School; he married Vivian | 10 |
| Reinboldt on September 28, 1940, at St. John the Baptist | 11 |
| Church; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Smith valiantly served his country as a member | 13 |
| of the U.S. Army during World War II; he worked for Joseph H. | 14 |
| Huemann and Sons Well Drilling Co. in Johnsburg for 40 years | 15 |
| before retiring; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, He was a former member of the Catholic Order of | 17 |
| Foresters, the Johnsburg Community Club, the McHenry Moose | 18 |
| Lodge, and the McHenry Veterans of Foreign Wars post, where he | 19 |
| was known for his precision drill team; he was recognized for | 20 |
| his baseball ability, playing first base for the Johnsburg | 21 |
| Tigers; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Walter M. Smith has been deeply | 23 |
| felt by many, especially his wife of 64 years, Vivian Smith; | 24 |
| his son, John J. (Janet) Smith; his daughters, Janet (fiance | 25 |
| Robert Nelson) Arnold and Barbara Schmidt; his grandchildren, | 26 |
| Kimberly (Shawn) Sweet, Kevin (Sheila) Schmidt, Scott (fiancee | 27 |
| Denise Fontana) Smith, Patrick (fiancee Lindsay Runft) Smith, | 28 |
| and Jonathan Smith; his great-grandchildren, Markus and | 29 |
| Melanie Sweet; his brothers-in-law, Bud Meyers and Vern | 30 |
| (Dorothy) Reinboldt; his sisters-in-law, Florence Smith, | 31 |
| Lucille Smith, Elvira Smith, and Joann (Don) Miller; and his |
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| many other relatives and dear friends; he was preceded in death | 2 |
| by his parents; nine brothers and sisters, Ray, Fred, Leo, Ben, | 3 |
| and Clarence Smith, and Evelyn Freund, Leona Meyers, Eleanor | 4 |
| Alfhoff, and Elsie Schmitt; and his son-in-law, Phil Schmidt; | 5 |
| therefore, be it | 6 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 |
| Walter M. Smith, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 9 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 13 |
| condolences.
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