GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1107

 
 
Sponsors:	Senators Jordan, Soles, Ballantine, and Albertson.	
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate.	
October 3, 2001

     
A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF WILLIAM GREY SMITH, FORMER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Whereas, William Grey Smith was born in Goldsboro on January 3, 1922, to Walter G. Smith and Eloise Price Smith; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith obtained his education from Tarboro High School, Wake Forest College, and the Law School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith practiced law for 44 years in New Hanover County; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith donated time and expertise to his profession, serving as a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina State Bar, the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American Judicature Society, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Board of Governors for the North Carolina Trial Lawyers, and as President of the New Hanover County Bar Association; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith served with honor and distinction in the General Assembly as a member of the Senate during the 1975 and 1977 Sessions and served on numerous committees, including Finance and Judiciary; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith served on the General Statutes Commission, the Courts Commission, and the North Carolina Council on the Status of Women; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith worked diligently for the good of his community, actively supporting many causes and organizations; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith was a good man who loved his church and served it well as both a Sunday school teacher and a board member; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith served his country as a corporal in the army from March 1944 to October 1945, serving in the European Theater and receiving the Purple Heart; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith died on January 24, 1994; and
Whereas, William Grey Smith is survived by his wife Helen Grey Smith, his children, Walter Smith, Julia Smith Capone, and Bobbie Smith Foster, and his grandchildren, Justin Capone, Maggie Capone, Dawn Eller, Kelley Smith, Jack Foster, and Andrew Foster; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
SECTION 1.  The General Assembly honors the memory of William Grey Smith and expresses its appreciation and gratitude for the public service he rendered to his community and this State.
SECTION 2.  The General Assembly extends its deep and sincere sympathy to the family of William Grey Smith for the loss of a beloved family member.
SECTION 3.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the family of William Grey Smith.
SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.