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IL SR1093
Resolution
Status
Passed
11/16/2022
Primary Sponsor
Steve McClure
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AI Summary
- Memorializes Colonel James Andrew Smith Jr., retired Illinois Army National Guard officer from Chatham, who died on May 11, 2022
- Acknowledges Smith's military career beginning in 1977 as an enlisted soldier, commissioning as an officer in 1982, and serving in various leadership positions including battalion and brigade commands
- Recognizes Smith's service as deputy chief of staff for Personnel (G-1) starting in 2003, chief of staff of the Illinois Army National Guard until his 2008 retirement, and subsequent appointment as chief of staff of the Illinois Department of Military Affairs
- Notes Smith's involvement with Lincoln's Challenge Academy, Illinois Military Family Relief Fund, Illinois State Military Museum, and the National Guard Association of Illinois
- Extends condolences to Smith's survivors including his wife Nilsa, son Samuel, mother Alex Lim Clark, and four siblings
Legislative Description
MEMORIAL-COL. J.A. SMITH JR.
Last Action
Resolution Adopted
11/16/2022
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