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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
John Eugene Miller of Thompsonville, who 
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passed away on August 15, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Eugene Miller was born on March 25, 1922, in 
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Northern Township, Franklin County, near Snowflake; he was the 
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son of John George Miller and Dora (Smith) Miller; he married 
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Hattie Lee (Pillow) in 1943, and she preceded him in death in 
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1944; he married Emmagene (Tate) Galles on September 17, 1949, 
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and she preceded him in death on September 29, 1978; he married 
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Eutha (Hall) Constandars on June 1, 1979; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Eugene Miller was a retired farmer and a 
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deacon at the Second Baptist Church in Thompsonville, and he 
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served his Lord faithfully since his conversion in 1949; he 
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worked at Miller Equipment in Thompsonville for several years 
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and enjoyed trading farm equipment; and he especially enjoyed 
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spending time with his children and grandchildren; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Eugene Miller was preceded in death by his 
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parents; two wives; his brother, Charles Miller; and his 
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sisters, Georgia Robertson and Neva Hess; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Eugene Miller is survived by his wife, Eutha 
 


 






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Miller; his daughter, Sylvia Ellsworth and husband, Roger; his 
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sons, Larry Miller and wife, Kaye, Dennis Miller and wife, 
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Hazel, Paul Miller and wife, Phyllis, and Rodney Miller and 
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wife, Kendra; his stepdaughters, Renee Wilson and husband, 
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Steve, and Kathy Jones and husband, Steve; his stepsons, Terry 
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Dubré and Leroy Dubré and wife, Ginger; 21 grandchildren; 
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several great-grandchildren; his sister, Dorothy Craine; his 
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brother, Darrell Miller and wife, Linda; his several nieces and 
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nephews; and his special friend and helper, James Hubbard; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of John Eugene Miller; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of John Eugene Miller as an expression 
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of our sympathy.