Full Text of SR0326 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Warren Eugene "Gene" Miles of Nokomis, | 4 | | who passed away on April 19, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Miles was born to Warren Harding and Eva | 6 | | Rita (Pieper) Miles in McLeansboro on February 7, 1942; he | 7 | | graduated from Nokomis High School in 1960; he attended the | 8 | | University of Illinois; he married Gloria Kamer Cox, and they | 9 | | later divorced; he then married Jane Parker on June 20, 1981; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gene Miles and his father, Warren, owned and | 12 | | operated Miles Construction, with the business's very early | 13 | | employees including his own sons, Doug and Jeff; he was also | 14 | | the owner of Miles Ford in Nokomis for many years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Gene Miles was a member of St. Louis Catholic | 16 | | Church in Nokomis, the Jaycees, the Knights of Columbus, the | 17 | | Masons, the Shriners, and the Nokomis City Council; he also | 18 | | served as a member on the Montgomery County Board for over 16 | 19 | | years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Gene Miles was a car enthusiast who also enjoyed | 21 | | golfing, doing yard work, and mowing; most of all, he loved |
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| 1 | | sitting on his patio while watching his grandchildren ride | 2 | | bikes and play ball in the yard; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gene Miles is survived by his wife, Jane; his | 4 | | children, Doug (Darla) Miles, Jeff (Jill Bertolino Fasiq) | 5 | | Miles, and Jessie (Justin) Hamrock; his grandchildren, Jordan | 6 | | Miles, Austin Miles, Jack Hamrock, Joslyn Hamrock, and Jace | 7 | | Hamrock; his great-granddaughter, Shine; his sisters-in-law | 8 | | and brothers-in-law, Debbie (Mike) Coling and Neil (Deb) | 9 | | Parker; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Warren Eugene "Gene" Miles and extend our sincere condolences | 13 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 14 | | it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Gene Miles as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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