Full Text of SR0372 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ronald L. Milligan of Edwardsville, who | 4 | | passed away on March 16, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Milligan was born in Alton to Jesse and | 6 | | Mary Louise (Logdon) Milligan on January 7, 1944; he attended | 7 | | East Alton Wood River High School from 1958 to 1962, where he | 8 | | was an outstanding athlete, playing basketball, football, and | 9 | | baseball for the Oilers and receiving the All-State Shortstop | 10 | | honors; he graduated from Southern Illinois University | 11 | | Edwardsville with an accounting degree and served in the United | 12 | | States Air Force Reserve for six years; he married Joyce | 13 | | Schillinger on March 26, 1966; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Milligan retired from Christian Health | 15 | | Services (now BJC HealthCare) in 1995 after 23 years of | 16 | | dedicated service; he worked his way up to Chief Financial | 17 | | Officer and played an instrumental role in the formation of the | 18 | | BJC Healthcare Corporation; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Milligan served on numerous boards, | 20 | | including Christian Hospital, Christian Health Services, Alton | 21 | | Memorial Health Services Foundation, Alton Memorial Hospital, | 22 | | Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville School of |
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| 1 | | Business, and River Bend Family Ministries; he also served as | 2 | | President and as a Board Member with the Missouri Hospital | 3 | | Financial Association and Sunset Hills Country Club in | 4 | | Edwardsville; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Milligan was an active member of Whitelaw | 6 | | Avenue Baptist Church in Wood River, where he served as a | 7 | | deacon, finance chairman, and Sunday School teacher for 50 | 8 | | years; he had a passion for golf and spent many hours on the | 9 | | links with his wife and friends; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Milligan was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents and his infant sister, Connie Sue Milligan; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Milligan is survived by his wife, Joyce; | 13 | | his children, Jennie Fuller, and Jill (Chris) Gocal; and his | 14 | | grandchildren, Lauren Ufert, Zach Ufert, and Chloe Fuller; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Ronald L. Milligan, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Ronald Milligan as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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