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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Otis L. 
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"Otie" Miller of Belleville, who passed away on May 1, 2010; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Otis Miller was born on August 8, 1933, in 
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Belleville; his parents were Otis L. Miller Sr. and Viola A., 
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nee Neubarth, Miller; he married Sandra Jo, nee Schilling, 
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Miller on June 16, 1962; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Otis Miller earned his bachelor's and master's 
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degrees from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and his 
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Ph.D. from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Otis Miller retired after serving as a college 
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professor for several years at the former Belleville Area 
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College and had previously taught for 9 years at Belleville 
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Township High School; he was also the co-owner and operator of 
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the Belleville Coin Shop on East Main Street in Belleville; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Otis Miller served as an Illinois State 
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Representative from 1961 to 1962; he served as the acting Mayor 
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of Belleville for 6 months from 1978 to 1979 and served as 
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alderman for the 7th Ward in Belleville; he was also a former 
 


 






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police and fire commissioner and served on the Belleville 
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Public Library Board; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Otis Miller was a member of the Christ United 
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Church of Christ in Belleville and a former member of the 
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United States Army Reserves; he was also a 32nd degree member 
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of St. Clair Masonic Lodge #24 in Belleville; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Otis Miller was preceded in death by his parents; 
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    WHEREAS, Otis Miller is survived by his wife of 47 years, 
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Sandra Jo; his daughters, Deborah Jo (Jason) Houk and Stacy 
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Lynn (David) Collins; and his granddaughter, Abby Collins; 
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therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Otis 
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L. "Otie" Miller; and 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 Otis Miller as an expression of our 
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sympathy.