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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Claude |
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| Douthit Smith of Antioch, formerly of Ingleside, who passed |
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| away on June 4, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Claude Douthit Smith was born in Hartman, Arkansas |
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| on August 28, 1925 to Elizabeth and Claude V. Smith; he was a |
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| member of the United States Army Air Corp in World War II, |
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| where he was a mechanic on fighters and bombers in the Pacific; |
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| after returning to the Chicago area, he married Gloria Ann |
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| Kaczmaryk on January 22, 1949; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife made their home in Des Plaines |
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| until moving to Antioch in 1977; he started Nu-Way Speaker |
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| Products in 1956 in the garage, while working and raising his |
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| family, a business he later ran with his sons; he made time to |
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| coach his sons in Little League and enjoyed bowling with his |
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| friends; they spent the winters in Largo, Florida with their |
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| group of dear friends from the Chicagoland area; he later |
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| started to travel to Hayward, Wisconsin for fishing, relaxing, |
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| and the lure of the casino; and
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| WHEREAS, Claude Smith enjoyed the simple things in life, |
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| like the peacefulness of fishing; he liked to fish and enjoyed |
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| trips to Canada and Hayward, Wisconsin, as well as fishing on |
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| Pistakee Lake; he also liked to go deep sea fishing in the Gulf |
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| of Mexico; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved to play cards, a passion he displayed |
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| daily, whether it was playing with family at home or going out |
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| with friends to play; he was also an avid hunter, and enjoyed |
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| going duck hunting, and was honored to have hunted with Walter |
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| Payton; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a Chicago sports fan and loved to sit and |
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| watch the White Sox and Cubs, as well as just spending time |
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| with family and friends; he was a member of the Antioch Moose, |
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| and the VFW in Largo, Florida; he was also a generous supporter |
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| of Ducks Unlimited and an honorary member of the Antioch Rescue |
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| Squad; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, Kenneth; his |
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| wife, Gloria; his brothers Michael, Mitchell, and Waldo; and |
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| his sister, Wanda; and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves behind many friends, especially his |
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| "partner in crime," Bill Klatt; his fishing buddy, Dick |
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| Grutzmacher; his sons, Mike (Ann), Dennis (Brandie), Jim |
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| (Sandy), and Pat (Dawne); his grandchildren, Brian, Dave |
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| (Carole), Steve, Lisa, Alyson, Jaime, Ashley, and Corey; his |
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| great-grandchildren, Hunter and Lauren; and his many nieces, |
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| nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Claude |
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| Smith; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Claude Smith as a symbol of our |
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| sincere sympathy.
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