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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 Scott Anthony Miller of Little Rock, |
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| Arkansas, formerly of Rochester, who passed away on April 22, |
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| 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Scott Anthony Miller was born July 21, 1957, in |
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| Belleville, to Bob and Gerry Miller; he married MaryBeth, nee |
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| Eschman, Miller on July 13, 1985; and
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| WHEREAS, Scott was a standout athlete as a member of the |
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| Belleville Township High School West Class of 1975; he played |
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| with the 1975 Belleville Hillgards American Legion State |
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| baseball champions; he attended Eastern Illinois University in |
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| Charleston, earning a bachelor of science degree in accounting, |
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| and began a 23 year career with the State of Illinois in 1982; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He worked as a travel aide to Governor Jim |
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| Thompson before ascending through various positions in the |
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| Department of Banks and Trusts and the Department of Revenue; |
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| he left the State of Illinois and joined Fast Enterprises in |
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| 2005; in 2008, Fast Enterprises moved Scott and his family to |
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| Little Rock as the project director for the AIRS project; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his professional career, Scott was |
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| a founding partner in Rochester Investments, Ltd., Milldale, |
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| Ltd., and The ALF Group, developers of the Wyndcrest |
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| assisted-living community; he was a member of Christ the King |
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| Catholic Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, and a former member |
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| of the Church of St. Jude in Rochester, where he served as a |
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| member of the pastoral council and the Knights of Columbus; and
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| WHEREAS, Scott was a true gentleman who exemplified the |
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| highest character and a tasteful style; friends, employees, and |
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| associates remember his enthusiastic leadership, fairness, |
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| honesty, and integrity; he was a member of the YMCA and various |
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| recreational basketball and softball teams; he loved spending |
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| time with his family, landscaping, and home improvement |
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| projects, golf, and watching sports on TV, especially the St. |
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| Louis Cardinals; and
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| WHEREAS, Scott was preceded in death by his paternal |
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| grandparents, Art and Ethel Miller; and maternal grandparents, |
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| Frank and Sophie Krystoff; and
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| WHEREAS, Scott Miller is survived by his wife, MaryBeth; |
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| his children, Eric, Allison, and Meredith; his parents; his |
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| brother, Jeff (Pam) Miller; his sisters, Debbie (Chuck) |
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| Schumacher and Diane (Kevin) McCarkel; his in-laws, Carl and |
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| Marilyn Eschman; his brothers-in-law, Dave, Greg (Vicki), Jeff |
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| (Kelly), and Todd (Shelly) Eschman; his 18 nieces and nephews; |
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| his aunts and uncles; his cousins; his brothers and |
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| sisters-in-law; and his many friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Scott Miller; 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 the family of Scott Miller as a symbol of our |
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| sincere sympathy.
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