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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Harold L. "Lee" Milner of Springfield, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on April 17, 2024; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Lee Milner was born to Shirley and Dorena | ||||||
| 6 | (Burkett) Milner in Breese on February 25, 1946; he graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from Bridgeport High School in Lawrence County; he received a | ||||||
| 8 | bachelor's degree in communications from Southern Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | University Carbondale; he was drafted to serve in the U.S. | ||||||
| 10 | Army in 1968; he later earned a master's degree in public | ||||||
| 11 | affairs from Sangamon State University; he married Cynthia | ||||||
| 12 | Young in Springfield on November 30, 1974; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Lee Milner worked as a photojournalist for the | ||||||
| 14 | Effingham Daily News, a clerk and photojournalist for the U.S. | ||||||
| 15 | Army, a pathologist's photographer at Memorial Health in | ||||||
| 16 | Springfield, a legislative coordinator in Washington, D.C., an | ||||||
| 17 | assistant press secretary for State Representative Bill | ||||||
| 18 | Redmond, a photographer for former Governor Patrick Quinn, and | ||||||
| 19 | as the director of communications at the Illinois State Board | ||||||
| 20 | of Education; after retiring, he continued to volunteer as a | ||||||
| 21 | freelance photojournalist; and | ||||||
| 22 | WHEREAS, Lee Milner served as president of the FBI | ||||||
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| 1 | Springfield Citizens Academy; he became the namesake of an | ||||||
| 2 | award of excellence by the FBI Springfield Citizens Academy | ||||||
| 3 | Alumni Association; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Lee Milner's life and career were the focus of a | ||||||
| 5 | feature story in the Illinois Times on March 28, 2024; he was | ||||||
| 6 | further honored by the City of Springfield proclaiming March | ||||||
| 7 | 28, 2024 as Lee Milner Day, Governor JB Pritzker proclaiming | ||||||
| 8 | April 10, 2024 as Lee Milner Day, and Speaker Emanuel "Chris" | ||||||
| 9 | Welch recognizing his work in a resolution delivered on the | ||||||
| 10 | floor of the Illinois House of Representatives; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Lee Milner was beloved across the political | ||||||
| 12 | spectrum due to his ability to connect with anyone through his | ||||||
| 13 | camera lens; he was always willing to help others and will be | ||||||
| 14 | remembered for his kindness; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Lee Milner was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 16 | and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Lee Milner is survived by his wife, Cynthia | ||||||
| 18 | "Cindy" Milner; his children, Leanne Milner and James Milner; | ||||||
| 19 | his grandchild, Clayton Sappington; his siblings, Burkett | ||||||
| 20 | (Beverly) Milner, Sandra (Rick) Babington, Darrell (Sue) | ||||||
| 21 | Milner, and Debbie Edwards; and several nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 22 | therefore, be it | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 3 | Harold L. "Lee" Milner and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 4 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Lee Milner as an expression of our | ||||||
| 8 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||