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Full Birth Name: Ressie Lorece Smith; Legal Signature: R. Lorece Smith
Contact Information: P O BOX 883, Elgin,Illinois 60121-0883.
Email: R__LORECE_SMITH@HOTMAIL.COM notice two underscores after “R” and
one after “LORECE”
Birthday and Birthplace: October 8, 1940 – Southern Illinois, Pope County, on a farm in the Shawnee National Forest Preserve. Address was R R #1, Golconda, IL.
Parents: Ralph Nolen Smith, b.8-3-1914, Pope County,Il; d.2-3-2003,Kane County, Il. And Fern D. (Williams) Smith, b. 10-28-1919,Pope County, Il; d.11-4-2007 Kane County Il. Both buried in River Valley Memorial Gardens, 14 N 689 Route 31 West Dundee, IL 60118.
Siblings: Josie Lenora Smith, born February 15, 1939, died 6-13-96, Kane County, Illinois. Buried in River Valley Memorial Gardens with Mom and Dad.
Norma Lorene Smith, born July 29, 1942, Pope County, IL;, died 10-7-2013, Yuma, Colorado. Cremated.
Reta Fay Smith, born August 23, 1945, Pope County, Illinois.
Schools: 1945 to 1952 thru 6th grade in one-room school houses near our farm;Old Grandpier and West Side schools. 1953 and 1954, 7th & 8th grades in Golconda, IL Grade School. 1955, 1956, 1957 = Pope County Community High School in Golconda, IL. 1958 = Elgin High School, Elgin, IL
1976 & 1977 = Realtors Institute, Real Estate Education co.
1992 – Elgin Community College, Certificate of Basic Vocational Specialist in Management, Supervisory and Administrative Management.
1996 = Elgin Community College, Degree of Associate in Science
License and Comm: Real Estate Broker until 4-30-2012 – Notary Public, Kane Co., State of IL.until Nov..2013.
Occupation: Retired January 31, 2001 from: Business Administrator for State of IL., Department of Corrections, Juvenile Division at Illinois Youth Center – Valley View, St. Charles, IL.
I worked full time since 1958 (42 years); 12 years for Sherman Hospital in Elgin, and the other 30 years for the State of Illinois. I was active on a part time basis in Real Estate Sales from 1973 to 1979 with Craig Abbott Real Estate in Elgin. I maintained my Real Estate Broker’s license in a current status until 4-30-12. Home & Marital Status: Elgin, IL – Divorced.
SPOUSES: Richard A. Wilkening (2-14-1981/12-23-1987);Elmer Adams(3-19-1966/8-24-1977);Jerry Gurley(5-9-1959/5-19/1964).
Children: One daughter, Jeanine, born 8-22-1960.
Grandchildren: Christopher, born 12-20-80, died Feb 3, 2019, and Holly, born 12-1-82.
Great- Grand-Daughter: Brianna, born 10-18-2007.
Recommended Reading: Two Thousand Years Ago, The World at the time of Jesus by Charles A Frazee; A History of God, The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism ,Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong; Feet of Clay, A Study of Gurus by Anthony Storr; Secrets of the Code, Excerpts from many original works, Interviews with prominent scholars, Exploring the Themes/Ideas raised in the novel, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Burstein; The Most Evil Men and Women in History by Miranda Twiss; The Caged Virgin by Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Inside the Kingdom by Carmen Bin Ladin; The Red Tent by Anita Diamant ; Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer; What’s God got to do with it by Robert Ingersol; Thomas Paine, collection of his writings, The Age of Reason, Common Sense, etc…; Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett; The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel; all good mysteries. That’s enough books for now. Altruism, Community, Philanthropy: Until the fall of 2011, I volunteered as an usher at the Elgin Community College Visual and Performing Arts Center. I was a regular blood donor until 2006. I support my neighborhood association. I support international education for women and family planning. I have donated my body (after death) to medical science through the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois in Chicago, IL. Hobbies: Reading, traveling, learning new things, having new experiences, and music.
Personal Heroes: My Parents, Margaret Sanger( birth control pioneer), Margaret Mead(anthropologist), Bertrand Russell(philosopher).
Words to describe me: Positive, persistent, and organized.
This information last updated: March 6, 2021 at 4:02 pm