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91_SR0328
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Richard Lee Smiley, Sr. of Chicago on March
4 15, 2000; and
5 WHEREAS, Richard Smiley, Sr. was born in Chicago on March
6 29, 1942, the son of Roscoe L. Smiley and the late Mrs.
7 Melonee Smiley-McFern; he grew up in the Altgeld Gardens
8 Community, believing in a strong community through solid
9 family ties; and
10 WHEREAS, Richard Smiley, Sr. firmly believed in personal
11 growth through education, as evidenced by his degrees; he
12 earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Public
13 Administration degree from Roosevelt University, a Master of
14 Science degree of science from Chicago State University, and
15 he was a doctoral candidate at Northern Illinois University;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, Richard Smiley, Sr. began his career in law
18 enforcement as a member of the Chicago Police Department; he
19 was a founder of the African American Police League; he later
20 served as Executive Security Specialist for the late Mayor
21 Harold Washington; he retired from the Chicago Police
22 Department; and
23 WHEREAS, Mr. Smiley was a member of the Fernwood United
24 Methodist Church; he was a faithful church member and served
25 on the Pastor's Parish and the Finance Committees; and
26 WHEREAS, A devoted husband, loving father, and proud
27 grandfather, Richard Smiley, Sr.'s passing will be deeply
28 felt by his family and friends, especially his wife, Yolanda;
29 his daughter and son-in-law, Twylia and Bryan Coachman; his
30 son and daughter-in-law, Richard, Jr. and Denese Smiley; his
31 granddaughter, Jada Smiley; his father, Roscoe R. Smiley; his
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1 sisters and brother-in-law, Patricia White and Charlotte and
2 Lawrence Taylor; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Roscoe and
3 Rosa Smiley and Ronald and Velma Smiley; his uncle, James
4 White; his mother-in-law, Helen Fairchild; his father-in-law,
5 LeRoy Fairchild; and a host of other relatives and friends;
6 therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow
9 and regret the death of Richard Lee Smiley, Sr. and extend
10 our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be it
11 further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to his widow, Mrs. Yolanda L. Smiley.