Bill Text: IL SR0092 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Merle S. Miller.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0092 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0092-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Merle S. Miller, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | December 13, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Merle Miller was born on January 18, 1932 in | ||||||
6 | Clinton; his parents were Carl S. and Esther (nee Turner) | ||||||
7 | Miller; he married Helen Wagner on December 12, 1959 in | ||||||
8 | Clinton; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Merle Miller served his country as an officer in | ||||||
10 | the United States Navy in San Diego after graduating from the | ||||||
11 | University of Illinois in 1955; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Merle Miller farmed and raised purebred | ||||||
13 | registered Angus cattle for 55 years; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Merle Miller was a member of the First Christian | ||||||
15 | Church, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the | ||||||
16 | Clinton Country Club, the Benevolent and Protective Order of | ||||||
17 | Elks, the DeWitt Masonic Lodge, the Bloomington Consistory, the | ||||||
18 | Ansar Shriners in Springfield, the Agricultural Stabilization | ||||||
19 | and Conservation Service Board, the American Angus | ||||||
20 | Association, the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, the Alpha Gamma | ||||||
21 | Rho Fraternity; he was a Clintonia Township Trustee, a past |
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1 | President of the DeWitt County Elevator, a past President of | ||||||
2 | the DeWitt County Farm Bureau, and Director of the Division of | ||||||
3 | County Fairs and Horse Racing for the State of Illinois from | ||||||
4 | 1984 to 1991; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Merle Miller was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, Merle Miller is survived by his wife, Helen | ||||||
8 | Miller; 3 sons, Brett (Jill) Miller, Bart (Margery) Miller, and | ||||||
9 | Brad (Janeen) Miller; 4 grandchildren, Brianna, Ryan, Ashley, | ||||||
10 | and Grace; and a sister, Margorie Anderson; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
13 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Merle S. Miller; and | ||||||
14 | be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Merle Miller as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | sympathy.
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