Full Text of SR0185 94th General Assembly
SR0185 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 sadness of the recent death of Sarah A. Miller of | 4 |
| Maywood; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on May 4, 1924, in Ackerman, | 6 |
| Mississippi, to Vera and Beason Miller; her family moved to | 7 |
| Maywood in 1930; a lifelong resident of Maywood, she attended | 8 |
| Washington Elementary and Proviso High School; she was a | 9 |
| 22-year employee of American Can Company until retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, She was married to Adam Parks and through this | 11 |
| union, one child was born; she was a loving and nurturing | 12 |
| mother to Theresa, in whom she instilled the importance and | 13 |
| value of an education; her daughter, grandchildren, and special | 14 |
| son-in-law were the apples of her eye; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Miller was a grassroots activist and beloved | 16 |
| community member and was known affectionately as Dear or Aunt | 17 |
| Sarah; her number one goal in life was to help others; she was | 18 |
| the President of the Maywood Happy Hour Senior Citizens Club | 19 |
| and always looked forward to monthly afternoon meetings at the | 20 |
| Maywood Public Library; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a culinary artist who shared her love of | 22 |
| cooking with family, friends, neighbors, and the community; her | 23 |
| caring and sweet personality was reflected through her cooking; | 24 |
| her radiant smile and generosity will be missed by all; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Sarah A. Miller has been deeply | 26 |
| felt by many, especially her daughter, Theresa (Alfred) Kelly; | 27 |
| her grandsons, Brandon, Dwon, and Darris; her godsons, Leo | 28 |
| Howard, Loris, and Lawrence Sparks; her goddaughters, Denise, | 29 |
| Annie, LaDonna, Michelle, and Nicole; her special cousins, | 30 |
| Deurline Black and Merle Lowe; her lifelong friends, Brunette |
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| Sparks, Francis Linyard, and Dorothy Raye; her special niece, | 2 |
| Ruby Smith; and a host of other relatives and friends; she was | 3 |
| a second mother to Bridget Burrell and Florence Melvin; | 4 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| Sarah A. Miller, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her | 8 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our sincere | 12 |
| condolences.
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