Full Text of HR0685 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Lee Milner for his years of | 4 | | service to the State of Illinois; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner was born in Breese and spent his early | 6 | | years in Southern Illinois; he attended school in West Liberty | 7 | | and Beecher City and graduated from Bridgeport High School; he | 8 | | earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Southern | 9 | | Illinois University Carbondale (SIU); during summers and after | 10 | | graduation, he served as a photojournalist for the Effingham | 11 | | Daily News; he joined the U.S. Army and proudly served for two | 12 | | years during the Vietnam War; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner worked in public relations and took | 14 | | courses at MacMurray College in Jacksonville following his | 15 | | discharge from the military; when the SIU Medical School | 16 | | started in 1971, he accepted a position as photographer and | 17 | | audio-visual manager for Memorial Hospital, serving the | 18 | | medical school; he then went to Washington DC to serve as media | 19 | | and legislative aide to Olney's congressman, George Shipley, | 20 | | in 1974; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner returned to Springfield to marry Cindy | 22 | | in late 1974; he stayed and began working as assistant press |
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| 1 | | secretary to Illinois House Speaker William A. Redmond in | 2 | | 1975; when needed, he performed most of his supervisor's | 3 | | duties for the speaker and caucus members; in addition, he | 4 | | used his own equipment to meet the photographic needs of | 5 | | members, including documenting the visits of former Chicago | 6 | | Mayor Richard Daley; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner was recruited to assume leadership of | 8 | | the communications division of the Illinois State Board of | 9 | | Education; he took an early retirement and became director of | 10 | | community and governmental relations for Springfield's | 11 | | community blood center, now Impact Life; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner graduated from the FBI Citizens | 13 | | Academy in 2009; he served as the president of the FBI | 14 | | Springfield Citizens Academy Alumni Association for seven | 15 | | years and is currently the president emeritus; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner currently manages the Capitol Bureau | 17 | | of the Illinois Times and takes many pictures of lawmakers in | 18 | | action; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner is most proud of his family and enjoys | 20 | | spending time with his beloved wife, Cindy, his two children, | 21 | | and grandchildren; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we recognize Lee Milner for his years of service to the State | 4 | | of Illinois, and we wish him the best in all his future | 5 | | endeavors; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Lee Milner as a symbol of our respect and esteem. |
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