Full Text of SR0671 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Rocklett "Rocky" E. Smith of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on December 4, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rocky Smith was born to Willis Napoleon Smith and | 6 | | Gertrude Savannah Dutton Smith in Louisville, Kentucky on June | 7 | | 12, 1942; he served in the U.S. Army; he married Eilene Murphy | 8 | | in East Moline on September 3, 1976; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rocky Smith worked at Caterpillar for many years; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Rocky Smith was a member of Christ Apostolic | 12 | | Church, Davenport, where he was a minister, deacon, and Sunday | 13 | | School teacher; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rocky Smith loved reading, studying the bible, | 15 | | and teaching others; he enjoyed playing chess and a good cup of | 16 | | coffee while reading; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Rocky Smith was preceded in death by his parents; | 18 | | his two sisters; and his five brothers; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rocky Smith is survived by his wife, Eilene M. |
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| 1 | | Smith; his son, Sedric (Paulita) Murphy; his daughter, Miriam | 2 | | Smith; his grandchildren, Josua Christopher Murphy and Caleb | 3 | | Josiah Smith; his brother, Ralph Smith; his sisters, Norma | 4 | | Louise Woodfork, Audrey Murray, Wanda Dunn, and Quintella | 5 | | (Raymond) Pulliam; his nieces and nephews; his additional | 6 | | family; and his special friends, Bishop Richard Hayslett and | 7 | | Melvin Walton; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Rocklett "Rocky" E. Smith and extend our sincere condolences | 11 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 12 | | it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Rocky Smith as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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