Full Text of SR0952 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 Janet L. Smith of McHenry, who passed | 4 | | away on September 10, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Janet Smith was born in Woodstock to Gerald and | 6 | | Joan Larkin on April 3, 1952; she graduated from McHenry | 7 | | Community High School in 1970; she received her nursing degree | 8 | | from Alverno College in 1974; she married John Smith on January | 9 | | 24, 1975; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Janet Smith began her nursing career as a | 11 | | Registered Nurse in the Obstetrics Department at Woodstock | 12 | | Memorial Hospital; she was a Certified Childbirth Educator and | 13 | | taught Lamaze classes for expectant mothers throughout McHenry | 14 | | County for over 30 years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Janet Smith was involved with many charitable | 16 | | organizations and fundraising events, including acting as a | 17 | | local coordinator of mail donation campaigns for the American | 18 | | Cancer Society and American Heart Organization; for many years, | 19 | | Janet led the local "Love Lights a Tree" fundraiser for the | 20 | | American Cancer Society, during which she personalized | 21 | | Christmas ornaments, which were then placed on a tree in a | 22 | | prominent local business; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Janet Smith was a founding member of the Centegra | 2 | | Mad Hatter's Fundraising Committee, which benefitted women's | 3 | | health in McHenry county; she was also the leader of the design | 4 | | committee for the McHenry Riverwalk Foundation and selected the | 5 | | railings, lights, and gazebo for the Riverwalk; she also | 6 | | participated in numerous fundraisers for Marian Central | 7 | | Catholic High School; she received the distinction of becoming | 8 | | the first Honorary Marian Central Catholic High School Alumni; | 9 | | in 2009, she received the Frank E. Low Award for her lifelong | 10 | | community service involvement in the city of McHenry; she was a | 11 | | member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR); and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, A devout Catholic, Janet Smith was a member of St. | 13 | | Patrick Church, where she sang in the choir; her family fondly | 14 | | referred to her as "Sister Janet Mary" due to her strong faith | 15 | | and commitment; she was greatly admired for her strong faith, | 16 | | modesty, generosity, clean-living lifestyle, meticulous | 17 | | organization skills, and her compassion for anyone in need of | 18 | | help; the strongest force in her life was her love of family | 19 | | and friends; she cherished the many vacations she enjoyed with | 20 | | her family and close friends and the time spent with her family | 21 | | and grandchildren; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Janet Smith was preceded in death by her father; | 23 | | and her brother-in-law, Nick Hodge; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Janet Smith is survived by her husband of 42 | 2 | | years, John; her sons, Scott (Denise) Smith, Patrick (Lindsay) | 3 | | Smith, and Jonathan (Emily) Smith; her grandchildren, Amelia, | 4 | | Cameron, Abigail, Addison, Natalie, Kinley, and Charley; her | 5 | | mother, Joan Larkin; her sisters, Nancy Cook, Sally Hodge, Ann | 6 | | (Frank) Cuda, Julie (Tom) Sharp; her brother, Jerry (Melinda) | 7 | | Larkin; her aunts, Mary Durland and Mitzi Griffin; and her many | 8 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws; 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 | | Janet L. Smith, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Janet Smith as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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