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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sandra J. |
| 4 | | Mills, who passed away on November 27, 2012, after a long |
| 5 | | battle with cancer; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was born on March 26, 1947, in |
| 7 | | Mendota to Lois and Ben Clarke; she grew up in Peoria, obtained |
| 8 | | her B.S. in sociology at Bradley University, her M.S.W. at the |
| 9 | | University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, and her doctorate in |
| 10 | | adult education at Northern Illinois University; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills devoted much of her career to the |
| 12 | | practice of social work; in 1991 she became the lobbyist for |
| 13 | | the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois Chapter |
| 14 | | and in that capacity was a strong and successful advocate for |
| 15 | | the profession of social work and for human services in |
| 16 | | Illinois and in the United States for 17 years; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills joined the faculty of the |
| 18 | | University of Illinois-Springfield in 1994 where she taught at |
| 19 | | the graduate and undergraduate levels in the Child Family and |
| 20 | | Community Services Program and the Social Work Program; she |
| 21 | | achieved tenure in 2001 and served as department chair in 2003 |
| 22 | | and 2004; she developed an internship for students and taught |
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| 1 | | in Sighisoara, Romania, in 2001 and 2004; she retired from UIS |
| 2 | | as professor emeritus; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was the recipient of many honors |
| 4 | | and awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award in Social |
| 5 | | Work from the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois |
| 6 | | Chapter; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was a loving and inspirational |
| 8 | | mother, mentor, friend, and partner who was adored and |
| 9 | | cherished by her family, friends, and colleagues and will be |
| 10 | | remembered for her humor, warmth, open-mindedness, intellect, |
| 11 | | and compassion; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills is survived by her husband, Joseph |
| 13 | | Mills; her son, Aaron Mills; her daughter, Lisa Stewart; her |
| 14 | | sister, Joy Henderson; and her sister-in-law, Betty Phalen; and |
| 15 | | many friends; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 18 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of |
| 19 | | Sandra J. Mills; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Sandra J. Mills as an expression of |