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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to extend their sincere sympathies to
4 the family, friends, and husband of Catherine Tunstall Smith,
5 who recently passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, Catherine Tunstall Smith was the sixth of eleven
7 children born to the union of the late Jake and Ora Lee
8 Tunstall on August 22, 1922 in Byhalia, Mississippi; and
9 WHEREAS, Catherine Smith moved to Chicago, where she
10 received her education in the Chicago Public School System;
11 Catherine accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early
12 age; and
13 WHEREAS, Catherine and Lee Calvin were united in marriage
14 for fifty memorable years; she was an eager traveler, going
15 to many countries with her traveling partners; in the early
16 1950's she was employed by Johnson Publishing for a number of
17 years, and retired after being employed at Walter Heller; and
18 WHEREAS, Catherine loved her family, and was very
19 involved in the family gatherings in Chicago, Cleveland,
20 Memphis, St. Louis, and Byhalia, Mississippi, her hometown;
21 her favorite past-time was ballroom dancing and doing the
22 jitterbug with her brother, Jake; and
23 WHEREAS, Catherine Tunstall Smith and her soft and gentle
24 ways will always remain with her husband, Lee Calvin Smith;
25 her sister, Geraldine Norwood; her sisters-in-law, her
26 brothers-in-law, her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and
27 friends; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we mourn, along with all that knew and loved her, the death
31 of Catherine Tunstall Smith of Byhalia, Mississippi; may
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1 there be peaceful and comforting moments for all that need
2 them at this time; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Catherine Tunstall Smith.