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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Michael Lester Smith of Chicago, who
4passed away on October 25, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Michael Smith was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan to
6Gerald and Dorothy Smith on January 25, 1946; he served in the
7United States Army as a medic in Germany during the Vietnam War
8and married Rebecca Smith on October 20, 1979; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Michael Smith worked as a hemodialysis
10technologist at the University of Chicago Hospital for 40 years
11before retiring; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Michael Smith's passion in life was baseball,
13whether it be playing, coaching, or watching; he was devoted to
14his family and enjoyed spending time with them; he never missed
15any of his children's games, plays, recitals, or any other
16activities in which they were involved; he played a huge role
17in the lives of many others, being a mentor to some; he was
18also generous with the community, spearheading projects such as
19a food bank for his patients and acquiring grants to build a
20baseball diamond at Kilbourn Park; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Michael Smith is survived by his wife, Rebecca;

 

 

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1his children, Mark (Erica), Keith (Errin Gray), and Elizabeth;
2and his grandchildren, Jack, Henry, and Scarlett; therefore, be
3it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6Michael Lester Smith and extend our sincere condolences to his
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Michael Smith as an expression of
11our deepest sympathy.