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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Deacon Roger Schmith of Woodridge, who 
4passed away at the age of 95; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Deacon Roger Schmith was retired from the West 
6Suburban Community Pantry, which he co-founded, and where he 
7served in a volunteer capacity for 20 years; prior to founding 
8the West Suburban Community Pantry, he served as chairperson of 
9Downer Grove FISH, a non-denominational service provider of 
10food, financial assistance, and transportation to people in 
11need; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Deacon Roger Schmith was a member of the Illinois 
13Hunger Coalition and the Catholic Roundtable of Social Action 
14Directors; he served as Secretary of the Community Affairs 
15Division of the Illinois Catholic Conference and was the Joliet 
16Diocesan Legislative Advocacy Coordinator; he was also a 
17speaker at the National Social Justice Ministries Gathering in 
18Washington D.C. and at the Diocesan Peace and Justice Institute 
19on Legislative Advocacy; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Deacon Roger Schmith served as a deacon at St. 
21Scholastica since 1983; he was on the church's Parish Pastoral 
22Council, Christian Service Commission, and RCIA team, and 
 
 
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1coordinated baptism and marriage preparation; and

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Deacon Roger Schmith is the beloved husband of 
3Barbara (nee Dorsey); the loving father of Scott Schmith, 
4Gretchen Higgins, Matthew (Annie) Kiskunas, David Schmith, 
5Andrea Schmith, and Jeremy (Beatrice) Schmith; the cherished 
6grandfather of Andrew Schmith, Michael and Amanda Higgins, and 
7Dylan and Grace Castro; the proud great-grandfather of 3; the 
8dear brother of Charles (Marty) Schmith, Robert (Karen) 
9Schmith, Nicholas (Debbie) Schmith, and Arnold (Shelli) and 
10Theresa (David) Wenham; he is also survived by 13 nieces and 
11nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
14family and friends, mourn the passing of Deacon Roger Schmith; 
15and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Deacon Roger Schmith as an 
18expression of our sympathy.