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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Richard Allen "Dick" Smock of
4 Andalusia, who passed away on May 29, 2023; and
5 WHEREAS, Richard Smock was born to John M. and Eva M.
6 Hopper Smock in Rock Island on April 11, 1949; he married
7 Marlowe Robinson at the First Presbyterian Church in Milan on
8 May 15, 1971; and
9 WHEREAS, Richard Smock served in the U.S. Army during the
10 Vietnam War; he received numerous honors for his military
11 service, including the Vietnam Service Medal with 3 Bronze
12 Service Stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the
13 Combat Infantry Badge, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation
14 Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze
15 Star Medal with "V" Device and 1 Oak Leaf Cluster; and
16 WHEREAS, Richard Smock worked as an assembler for Raymond
17 Toyota Manufacturing in Muscatine, Iowa for 25 years; he
18 retired in 2014; and
19 WHEREAS, Richard Smock was a member of Reynolds American
20 Legion Post 1166 and Vietnam Veterans of America #299; and
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1 WHEREAS, Richard Smock enjoyed golfing, snowmobiling,
2 boating, and riding UTVs side by side with friends; and
3 WHEREAS, Richard Smock was preceded in death by his
4 parents and his sisters, Virginia Carpio and Sandra Pate; and
5 WHEREAS, Richard Smock is survived by his wife, Marlowe
6 Smock, and his siblings, Bill Sehnert, Jack Smock, and Mary
7 Alderson; therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
10 Richard Allen "Dick" Smock and extend our sincere condolences
11 to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
12 it further
13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to the family of Richard Smock as an expression of
15 our deepest sympathy.
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