Full Text of SR0946 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 Mark Alan Miller, who passed away on | 4 | | September 16, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mark Miller was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to | 6 | | Tim and Irene Miller on June 28, 1945; he was baptized at | 7 | | Shiloh Baptist Church and graduated from North Chicago | 8 | | Community High School; he attended Central State College in | 9 | | Ohio and served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 | 10 | | during the Vietnam War; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mark Miller was employed at Johnson Motors and | 12 | | Commonwealth Edison; on October 1, 1975, he became the first | 13 | | African American full-time firefighter for the City of North | 14 | | Chicago; he obtained several licensures and certifications, | 15 | | including Firefighter II, National Register Emergency Medical | 16 | | Technician Paramedic, and Hazardous Materials Operations; he | 17 | | received commendations for skill and dedication during his | 18 | | tenure, including assisting in the rescue efforts of two | 19 | | children from a structure fire; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mark Miller served as union secretary; he helped | 21 | | organize fund raisers and was involved in the Illinois Black | 22 | | Firefighters Association and several community functions |
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| 1 | | during his over 26 years with the city; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Mark Miller loved fishing, building, and racing HO | 3 | | track cars; he also loved racing real cars; his pride and joy | 4 | | was a 1994 black Pontiac Trans Am with silver stripes; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mark Miller was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | both paternal and maternal grandparents; one grandchild; two | 7 | | nephews; one niece; and one brother-in-law; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mark Miller is survived by his wife, Cleopatra; | 9 | | his children, Marc, Michael, Michelle (James), and Lashana; | 10 | | eight grandchildren; and his siblings, Gloria (Vernon) Swift, | 11 | | Broderick (Cora) Miller, Steven (Daphne) Miller, Collette | 12 | | (Lawrence) Brown, and Valerie Melvin; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Mark Alan Miller, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Mark Miller as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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