Illinois SR 805: MEMORIAL-RAYMOND SMITH JR.

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SR0805LRB104 21341 ECR 36206 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Raymond Smith Jr., who passed away on 

4March 2, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, Raymond Smith was born to John Raymond and Ruth 

6Jimola Smith in Etta, Mississippi on February 18, 1935; he 

7graduated from Liberty Hill School in 1958, and he later 

8earned several trade certifications; he married Mattie Mae 

9Brown on June 6, 1959, and they had six children, later raising 

10four additional children and fostering more than 25 children; 

11and

12 WHEREAS, Raymond Smith, after moving to Chicago, Illinois 

13in 1960, worked as a maintenance worker at Photo Press in 

14Broadview, where he was later promoted to a binary press 

15controller; he then worked at International Paper, retiring in 

16June 2000; and

17 WHEREAS, Raymond Smith was a member of the Greater 

18Bethlehem Healing Temple, where he served on the usher board, 

19was ordained as a deacon, and was appointed to the board of 

20trustees; he later became a member of House of Prayer 

21Apostolic Church, where he continued to serve as an active 

22deacon; and

SR0805- 2 -LRB104 21341 ECR 36206 r

1 WHEREAS, Raymond Smith regularly volunteered at Catholic 

2Charities, and he and his wife were influential volunteers in 

3the Kankakee community for 17 years, with both being named 

4Volunteer of the Year by the Daily Journal of Kankakee; and

5 WHEREAS, Raymond Smith was an avid gardener, always 

6sharing his bountiful harvest with friends, neighbors, and the 

7community; and

8 WHEREAS, Raymond Smith was a righteous, hardworking, and 

9dedicated man, husband, father, and grandfather, and he will 

10be remembered as a pillar of th