Full Text of SR0175 94th General Assembly
SR0175 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 sadness of the death of Raymond L. Smith of | 4 |
| McHenry on Saturday, March 12, 2005; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, He was born on February 15, 1926, in McHenry, to | 6 |
| William and Rena (Michels) Smith; a lifelong resident of | 7 |
| McHenry, he graduated with the class of 1944 from McHenry High | 8 |
| School; on May 1, 1948, he married Betty Lou Kramer at St. Mary | 9 |
| of the Assumption Catholic Church in McHenry; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Smith valiantly served his country during | 11 |
| World War II; he was a member of the Army Air Corps as a radio | 12 |
| operator and mechanic; after returning home, he worked at | 13 |
| Fitzgerald Men's Store, first on the west side of McHenry and | 14 |
| later at its Green Street store; after the men's store closed, | 15 |
| he enjoyed a 32-year career with Carey Electric, working there | 16 |
| from 1955 until retirement in 1987; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, He served McHenry as an alderman from the 3rd Ward | 18 |
| for 29 years; he was a member of International Brotherhood of | 19 |
| Electrical Workers Local 117, American Legion Post 491, Order | 20 |
| of the Moose Lodge 691, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic | 21 |
| Church in McHenry, Catholic Order of Foresters No. 594, and the | 22 |
| Legion of Honor; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, He enjoyed family time with his children and | 24 |
| grandchildren, golfing, fishing, and taking long walks around | 25 |
| town; he will be best remembered for being a good friend to | 26 |
| many and for helping people with his "fix-it" skills; and | 27 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Raymond L. Smith has been deeply | 28 |
| felt by many, especially his wife of 56 years, Betty Lou; his | 29 |
| daughter, Rae Ellen (Bob) Habich; his son, Randy (Greta) Smith; | 30 |
| his grandchildren, Rena (Scott) Algayer, Karin Smith, Kyle |
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| Smith, and Brad Fenner; his sister, Eileen (Gene) King; and his | 2 |
| sisters-in-law, Gwen Smith and Bertha Smith; he was preceded in | 3 |
| death by four brothers, Leonard and Richard, in childhood, and | 4 |
| LeRoy and Elmer Smith; and four sisters, Emily (Joe) Freund, | 5 |
| Luella (William) Funk, and Luella and Catherine, in infancy; | 6 |
| therefore, be it | 7 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 |
| Raymond L. Smith, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 14 |
| sympathy.
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