Full Text of SR2213 100th 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 Steven Ray "Steve" Smothers of | 4 | | Pittsfield, who passed away on July 26, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers was born in Pittsfield to Donna M. | 6 | | Smothers on March 2, 1954; he graduated from Pittsfield High | 7 | | School
in 1973 and married Sandy Bergman at the Detroit | 8 | | Christian Church on November 24, 1973; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers worked for Saylor Livestock for | 10 | | several years before spending 25 years as manager at what is | 11 | | now Kitchen Seed in Pittsfield; for the past 20 years, he | 12 | | worked as an inspector for the Department of Agriculture; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers served as alderman for the city of | 14 | | Pittsfield for 20 years; he was a member of Pittsfield Church | 15 | | of the Nazarene and enjoyed gardening, hunting, and fishing; he | 16 | | collected Coca-Cola memorabilia and loved mowing the yard; most | 17 | | of all, he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and | 18 | | family; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers was preceded in death by his | 20 | | mother, Donna Marie Smothers, and his uncles, Lee, Jim, and | 21 | | Bill Patterson; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Steve Smothers is survived by his wife of nearly | 2 | | 45 years, Sandy; his son, Robert (Candie) Smothers Sr.; his | 3 | | daughters, Crystal (Jason) Huss and Candice (Olufemi) | 4 | | Famuwagun; his grandchildren, Brittany (Austin Dove) Smothers, | 5 | | Breanna Smothers, Robert Smothers Jr., MJ Famuwagun, Grayson | 6 | | Huss, and Ryland Huss; his great-grandchild, Layla Nicole Dove; | 7 | | his brothers, Larry and Gary (Ashley) Smothers; and his sister, | 8 | | Susan Brown; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Steven Ray "Steve" Smothers and extend our sincere condolences | 12 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 13 | | it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Steve Smothers as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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