Full Text of SR1063 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | hear of the death of Sandra J. Mills, who passed away on | 4 | | November 27, 2012 after a long battle with cancer; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was born on March 26, 1947, in | 6 | | Mendota and grew up in Peoria; her parents were Lois and Ben | 7 | | Clarke; she earned her bachelor's degree in sociology at | 8 | | Bradley University, her master's of social work at the | 9 | | University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and her doctorate in | 10 | | adult education at Northern Illinois University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills devoted much of her career to the | 12 | | practice of social work; in 1991, she became the lobbyist for | 13 | | the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois Chapter; | 14 | | in that capacity, she served as a strong and successful | 15 | | advocate for human services and the profession of social work | 16 | | in Illinois and the United States for 17 years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills joined the faculty of the | 18 | | University of Illinois-Springfield in 1994; she taught at the | 19 | | graduate and undergraduate levels in the Child Family and | 20 | | Community Services Program and the Social Work Program; she | 21 | | achieved tenure in 2001 and served as department chair in 2003 | 22 | | and 2004; she developed an internship for students and taught |
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| 1 | | in Sighisoara, Romania in 2001 and 2004; she subsequently | 2 | | retired from UIS as professor emeritus; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was the recipient of many honors | 4 | | and awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in Social | 5 | | Work from the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois | 6 | | Chapter; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was a loving and inspirational | 8 | | mother, mentor, friend, and partner who was adored and | 9 | | cherished by her family, friends, and colleagues; she will be | 10 | | remembered for her humor, warmth, open-mindedness, intellect, | 11 | | and compassion; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills is survived by her husband, Joseph | 13 | | Mills; her son, Aaron Mills; her daughter, Lisa Stewart; her | 14 | | sister, Joy Henderson; her sister-in-law, Betty Phalen; and her | 15 | | many friends; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 | | her family and friends, the passing of Sandra J. Mills; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Sandra J. Mills as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our sympathy.
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