Full Text of HR0702 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Arvile | 4 | | "Vera" Miles of Chicago, who passed away on January 18, 2020; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Vera Miles was born in West Helena, Arkansas to | 7 | | Angie Hampton-Marshall and Billy Johnson on August 22, 1959; | 8 | | she graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in 1978; she | 9 | | attended nursing school at Automation Academy in 1983 and | 10 | | graduated as a Certified Nursing Assistant; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Vera Miles worked at Warren Barr Gold Coast Living | 12 | | and Rehabilitation Center as a CNA; she also traveled the U.S. | 13 | | as a salesperson; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Vera Miles had a passion for helping people; she | 15 | | was involved in several organizations and committees, | 16 | | including the Chicago Housing Authority Tenant Patrol, the | 17 | | Stateway Gardens Local Advisory Council, Mayor Daley's | 18 | | Participant Advisory Council, the Stateway/Park Boulevard | 19 | | Working Group, the Third Ward Tax Increment Financing | 20 | | Committee, the Lugenia Burns Hope Center, the Legal Assistance | 21 | | Foundation Board, the Pace ADA Committee Board, and the Chicago | 22 | | Transit Authority ADA Committee Board; she held several |
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| 1 | | leadership roles, including serving as the CHA Relocation Coach | 2 | | Supervisor in 2001 and as the president of the senior group she | 3 | | helped create in Park Boulevard; she has also received numerous | 4 | | awards; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vera Miles played a pivotal role in putting | 6 | | Stateway Gardens back on the map; she, along with the | 7 | | Washington Park Local Advisory Committee President Francine | 8 | | Washington, spoke with John Roberson from Mayor Daley's office | 9 | | in 1998; they advocated for Stateway Gardens as a prime | 10 | | real-estate area, showcasing its access to major transit and | 11 | | other area amenities; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Vera Miles was committed to her faith from an | 13 | | early age and was a dedicated member of the New Mt. Moriah | 14 | | Baptist Church; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Vera Miles was preceded in death by her parents; | 16 | | her sister, Gertrude Bailey; and her brother, Ellis Miles; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Vera Miles is survived by her sons, Jernois | 18 | | Johnson, Michael Miles, Dennis Wright Jr., and Deniro Miles; | 19 | | her godchildren, Tamika Griffin and Keon Gatewood; her | 20 | | stepmother, Jewel Lee Johnson; her sisters Lee "Cookie" | 21 | | Summers, Everlean Banks, Linda Thomas, and Sheila Johnson; her | 22 | | brother-in-law, Broderick Sephus; her God Sister, Patricia |
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| 1 | | Delaney; her brothers, Larnzell Robinson, Robert Johnson, and | 2 | | Kerie Hampton; her favorite aunts, Pearl L. Hampton and | 3 | | Savannah Meeks; and her grandchildren, nieces, nephews, | 4 | | cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we mourn the passing of Arvile "Vera" Miles and extend our | 8 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 9 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Vera Miles as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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