Full Text of SR0452 94th General Assembly
SR0452 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Dorothy Jean Miller on May | 4 |
| 14, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on August 28, 1935, to XL and Mary | 6 |
| Bracy-McGee in Brookhaven, Mississippi; she went to beauty | 7 |
| school and received her license as a beautician and retired | 8 |
| from Northside Cleaners; she was also an Eastern Star; and
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy and Eddie were married for 47 years and | 10 |
| raised 7 children; she took great joy in caring for her | 11 |
| grandchildren; her grandchildren, nieces, and nephews loved | 12 |
| going over to granny's house; and
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| WHEREAS, After moving to Chicago, she united with Omega | 14 |
| Baptist Church; on Monday, September 12, 1983, Mrs. Miller | 15 |
| along with Rev. Alvin Moore and sixteen other steadfast | 16 |
| Christians assembled at the Brookteer's residence; these | 17 |
| faithful members were known as "The Christian Believers"; on | 18 |
| November 22, 1983, "The Christian Believers" became Alpha | 19 |
| Temple Missionary Baptist Church; Mrs. Miller was President of | 20 |
| the choir twice and remained a faithful member until her | 21 |
| illness and death; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Dorothy Jean Miller has been deeply | 23 |
| felt by many, especially her husband, Eddie; her sister, Mable | 24 |
| (Willie); her brothers, Isaiah (Maggie), XL "Sonny", and James | 25 |
| (Bertha); her daughters, Little Joyce, Big Joyce, and Cynthia; | 26 |
| her sons, Willie (Glyness), John Eddie (Mary), David (Janice), | 27 |
| and John (Shulon); her seventeen grandchildren; her seven | 28 |
| great-grandchildren; and her many nieces, nephews, cousins, | 29 |
| family, and friends; she was preceded in death by her parents | 30 |
| and her sisters, Pearl, Shirley Ann, and Irene; therefore, be | 31 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Dorothy Jean Miller, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 4 |
| her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 8 |
| sympathy.
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