MEMORIAL-LAUREN ENGELKE-SMITH

This Senate resolution formally acknowledges the death of Lauren M. Engelke-Smith, a Springfield resident who passed away in September 2024. The document honors her life as a special education teacher and assistant principal who dedicated nearly two decades to supporting students and advocating for their educational needs. It also notes her personal interests, including writing, kayaking, and her involvement with her church, while listing her surviving family members. Finally, the resolution expresses the Senate's condolences to her family and directs that a copy of the document be presented to them as a gesture of sympathy.