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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