Full Text of SR0738 101st 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 Ernie A. Smith, who passed away on | 4 | | February 4, 2019 at the age of 48; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Smith was born on January 29, 1970; he was | 6 | | known as "the most dapper kid on the block" during his | 7 | | childhood; although he was well-dressed, the most charming and | 8 | | impressive part of his style was his smile that was freely and | 9 | | easily given to everyone around him; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Smith attended Deck Preschool and | 11 | | Kindergarten, Longfellow Grade School, and Hawthorne Junior | 12 | | High School; he graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High | 13 | | School in 1988; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Smith joined the United States Navy in San | 15 | | Diego, where he made lifelong connections and friends who | 16 | | became like brothers; he learned valuable lessons that | 17 | | benefited him later in life when he worked as a catastrophic | 18 | | claims adjuster and faced challenges during the aftermath of | 19 | | events like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Smith had a heart for learning; he attended | 21 | | classes at Temple University to expand his knowledge and |
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| 1 | | skills; he was a natural comedian who kept friends, colleagues, | 2 | | and families laughing and smiling; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Smith was preceded in death by his sister, | 4 | | RaSheda; his grandparents; and his uncles; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Smith is survived by his mother, Joycie; his | 6 | | father, Wendell Smith; his younger sisters, Joycie, Tabitha, | 7 | | and Iris; his brother, Wendell; his nephew, Erik "Tusk"; and | 8 | | many cousins; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Ernie A. Smith and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Ernie Smith as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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