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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Cindy Bandle has been called to her eternal reward 
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at the age of 49; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She would have been 50 years old on Halloween in 
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2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A resident of Lincoln Park, Cindy Bandle was a 
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longtime champion of Chicago's theater community and was the 
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loving and devoted wife of Alton Miller; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Known for her candor, wit, and genuine affection 
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for Chicago's arts community, Cindy Bandle earned a reputation 
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as a skilled ambassador for the Goodman Theatre, where she had 
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served as its publicist since 1985; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Throughout her two decades of able service on 
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behalf of the Goodman Theatre, Cindy Bandle promoted 
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two-hundred productions and worked closely with celebrities, 
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including Carol Burnett, Brian Dennehy, Arthur Miller, Stephen 
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Sondheim, Harold Prince, and David Mamet; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Born in Oklahoma, Cindy Bandle began her career 
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working in her mother's public relations firm in Washington, 
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D.C.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Cindy Bandle first moved to Chicago in the late 
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1970s and strongly supported her husband's role as Mayor Harold 
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Washington's press secretary during the 1980s; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A woman of dignity, grace, and charm, Cindy Bandle 
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inspired the lives of countless people through her great 
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personal goodness and constant dedication to Chicago's 
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ever-growing and vibrant arts community; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice, and dedication of Cindy 
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Bandle will serve as an example to all; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Cindy Bandle will be dearly missed and fondly 
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remembered by her many relatives, friends, and admirers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, To her husband, Alton Miller, her half-brother, 
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Melvin, her stepbrother, Curt, and her stepdaughter, Julie 
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Miller Stewart, Cindy Bandle imparts a legacy of faithfulness, 
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service, and dignity; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we do hereby commemorate Cindy Bandle for her grace-filled life 
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and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to her family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.