Bill Text: IL SR0946 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mark Alan Miller.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0946 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0946-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 Mark Alan Miller, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | September 16, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mark Miller was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to | ||||||
6 | Tim and Irene Miller on June 28, 1945; he was baptized at | ||||||
7 | Shiloh Baptist Church and graduated from North Chicago | ||||||
8 | Community High School; he attended Central State College in | ||||||
9 | Ohio and served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 | ||||||
10 | during the Vietnam War; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Mark Miller was employed at Johnson Motors and | ||||||
12 | Commonwealth Edison; on October 1, 1975, he became the first | ||||||
13 | African American full-time firefighter for the City of North | ||||||
14 | Chicago; he obtained several licensures and certifications, | ||||||
15 | including Firefighter II, National Register Emergency Medical | ||||||
16 | Technician Paramedic, and Hazardous Materials Operations; he | ||||||
17 | received commendations for skill and dedication during his | ||||||
18 | tenure, including assisting in the rescue efforts of two | ||||||
19 | children from a structure fire; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Mark Miller served as union secretary; he helped | ||||||
21 | organize fund raisers and was involved in the Illinois Black | ||||||
22 | Firefighters Association and several community functions |
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1 | during his over 26 years with the city; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Mark Miller loved fishing, building, and racing HO | ||||||
3 | track cars; he also loved racing real cars; his pride and joy | ||||||
4 | was a 1994 black Pontiac Trans Am with silver stripes; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mark Miller was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
6 | both paternal and maternal grandparents; one grandchild; two | ||||||
7 | nephews; one niece; and one brother-in-law; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Mark Miller is survived by his wife, Cleopatra; | ||||||
9 | his children, Marc, Michael, Michelle (James), and Lashana; | ||||||
10 | eight grandchildren; and his siblings, Gloria (Vernon) Swift, | ||||||
11 | Broderick (Cora) Miller, Steven (Daphne) Miller, Collette | ||||||
12 | (Lawrence) Brown, and Valerie Melvin; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Mark Alan Miller, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Mark Miller as an expression of our | ||||||
20 | deepest sympathy.
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