Full Text of SR0178 96th General Assembly
SR0178 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Hugh T. Smith, Sr., of Chicago, who | 4 |
| passed away on February 19th, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born July 21, 1921, in Chicago, the son of | 6 |
| Margaret "Maggie" Barrett and Arthur "Artie" P. Smith, Sr.; he | 7 |
| married the former LaVerne T. Sullivan on March 11, 1944; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a Chicago Police Officer for 37 years; of | 9 |
| those 37 years, he was a Lieutenant and Commanding Officer for | 10 |
| the Chicago Police Department Traffic Radar for 11 years, where | 11 |
| he was the escort for Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan; he | 12 |
| also escorted Pope John Paul II; Hugh played in the Semi-pro | 13 |
| Windy City Softball League in the summers; and he served his | 14 |
| country as a First Sergeant in the United States Army during | 15 |
| World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church of | 17 |
| Summit and the American Legion (Daris Garinvus Post 271); his | 18 |
| interests included golfing, singing Irish songs with his | 19 |
| relatives, and spending time with his family; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in his death by his parents; his | 21 |
| wife, LaVerne; his daughter, Dorothy Jean McAdams; his sister, |
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| RoseAnn McAleer; his brother, Arthur "Pat" Patrick Smith; his | 2 |
| uncle, Stephen Smith; and his aunts, Veronica Harold and | 3 |
| Elizabeth Smith; and
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| WHEREAS, Hugh T. Smith, Sr., is survived by his five sons, | 5 |
| Hugh T. Smith, Jr., and spouse, Kenneth M. Smith, Wayne P. | 6 |
| Smith and spouse, Donald F. Smith and spouse, and James A. | 7 |
| Smith; his grandchildren, Brad Smith, Heather (nee, Smith) | 8 |
| Dzurney, Kimberly (nee, Smith) ter Horst, Christian Smith, | 9 |
| Herman "Mickey" McAdams, Thomas Smith, and Matthew Smith; and | 10 |
| his great-grandchildren, Gracie Dzurney, MaryKate Dzurney, | 11 |
| Lauren Marie ter Horst, and Maria Elizabeth Smith; therefore, | 12 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Hugh T. Smith, Sr.; and | 16 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Hugh T. Smith, Sr., as a symbol of | 19 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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