Bill Text: IL SR0184 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Janet Kaye Miller of Williamsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR0184 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0184-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Janet Kaye Miller of Williamsville, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on April 5, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Janet Miller was born on September 1, 1944, and | ||||||
6 | she grew up on a farm in Brown County; she attended Gem City | ||||||
7 | Business College in Quincy; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Janet Miller then moved to Springfield and worked | ||||||
9 | as a secretary for the State of Illinois; during this time, she | ||||||
10 | met Lee Miller, and they married in 1964; they built a life | ||||||
11 | together in Williamsville, where she worked at home, raised | ||||||
12 | their two daughters, and participated in community activities, | ||||||
13 | including belonging to the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, | ||||||
14 | participating in Home Extension, and supporting bible school | ||||||
15 | at the Williamsville United Methodist Church; and
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16 | WHEREAS, As her children got older, Janet Miller reentered | ||||||
17 | the workforce as a secretary at Horace Mann Insurance; she | ||||||
18 | then returned to school, studying at Lincoln Land Community | ||||||
19 | College (LLCC) before graduating from the University of | ||||||
20 | Illinois; upon graduation, she returned to LLCC as an English | ||||||
21 | teacher, where she worked until her retirement; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Janet Miller and her husband, Lee, enjoyed | ||||||
2 | attending weekly bridge club with dear friends and | ||||||
3 | entertaining regularly at home, which gave her the opportunity | ||||||
4 | to make food and snacks that were 1970s favorites; her cooking | ||||||
5 | was not solely reserved for special occasions, however, and | ||||||
6 | she was known for her potato salad, chili, apple salad, | ||||||
7 | dishpan cookies, "fall-apart" roast beef, and more; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Janet Miller was an avid seamstress, making many | ||||||
9 | clothes for herself and her daughters, and she dearly loved | ||||||
10 | tending her flower gardens; she enjoyed traveling and | ||||||
11 | experienced many travel adventures, including going on trips | ||||||
12 | all around the U.S., taking annual family fishing trips to | ||||||
13 | Canada, completing an educational tour of England, celebrating | ||||||
14 | her 60th birthday in Nova Scotia, and visiting France; above | ||||||
15 | all, she loved being home with a cat on her lap, a dog by her | ||||||
16 | side, and a book in her hand; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Janet Miller was a loving wife to her husband, a | ||||||
18 | nurturing mother to her daughters, an honorary mother to many, | ||||||
19 | and a good friend; she will be remembered for being sweet, | ||||||
20 | kindhearted, and compassionate; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Janet Miller was preceded in death by her | ||||||
22 | parents, Wilma and Cordell Logsdon; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Janet Miller is survived by her husband, Lee; her | ||||||
2 | daughters, Tera and Jill (longtime partner, Geoffrey); her | ||||||
3 | brother, David (Judy); her sister-in-law, Judy (Glenn); her | ||||||
4 | brother-in-law, Keith (Libby); her sister-in-law, Edith; her | ||||||
5 | uncles, Carl and Orlando; her many cousins, nieces, and | ||||||
6 | nephews; and a host of longtime friends; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
9 | Janet Kaye Miller and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
11 | further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Janet Miller as an expression of our | ||||||
14 | deepest sympathy.
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