Full Text of HR0542 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate LeAnn Miller on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement on June 1, 2015 after 32 years of | 5 | | dedicated service as an Illinois educator; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, LeAnn Miller was born on November 21, 1960 in | 7 | | Herrin; her parents are Gerald Lee and Carol Ann Crabb; she is | 8 | | the loving and dedicated wife of the "Colonel", Douglas E. | 9 | | Miller, the son of the late Herbert and Joyce Miller; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, LeAnn Miller graduated from Harrisburg High | 11 | | School in 1978; she subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science | 12 | | in Elementary Education from Southern Illinois University at | 13 | | Carbondale in May of 1982 and her Masters of Science with an | 14 | | Administrative Degree from Southern Illinois University | 15 | | Carbondale in May of 1989; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, LeAnn Miller worked for the Illinois Department of | 17 | | Corrections School District 428 from 1983 to 2003, rising | 18 | | through the ranks from Teacher to Assistant Principal to | 19 | | Principal to Associate Superintendent; she then rose to the | 20 | | District's highest position, State Superintendent; as State | 21 | | Superintendent, she was an aggressive advocate for education | 22 | | for all inmates in the Illinois Department of Corrections to |
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| 1 | | receive access to education courses, whether it be basic skills | 2 | | or high school and college level courses; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, LeAnn Miller was hired at Frankfort Community Unit | 4 | | School District 168 in 2004 to serve as the Principal at | 5 | | Denning Elementary School; in August of 2013, she moved to | 6 | | Frankfort Intermediate School's 3-6 building; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, LeAnn Miller served as the Title I Director and | 8 | | Homeless Coordinator for Frankfort Community Unit School | 9 | | District 168; she has also served on many local committees for | 10 | | the district; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, LeAnn Miller was a true leader and mentor to the | 12 | | staff that worked under her supervision and the students and | 13 | | parents that she interacted with on a daily basis; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, LeAnn Miller is a true example of the modern | 15 | | woman, working hard with a professional career while balancing | 16 | | the love and devotion of being a mother and a grandmother; she | 17 | | is the mother of Julie Ann Crabb Martin (Davy), Laura Elizabeth | 18 | | Miller (fiance Eric Westbrook), and her special "adopted" | 19 | | daughter, Liz Brown-Reeves and the grandmother of Jackson and | 20 | | Samuel Martin; she also enjoys a very close relationship with | 21 | | her siblings, Mary (Mike) Reed, Martha (Rocky) James and John | 22 | | (Amanda) Crabb; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Following her retirement from public service to | 2 | | the State of Illinois, LeAnn Miller plans to travel, spend more | 3 | | time with her family and friends, read, shop, and maintain her | 4 | | keen interest in educational issues; she will hopefully impart | 5 | | her extensive wisdom to future generations; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, LeAnn Miller's legacy of hard work, integrity, and | 7 | | dedication to both the educational system, parents, and | 8 | | children of the State of Illinois will be fondly remembered by | 9 | | the members of this august body; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | congratulate LeAnn Miller on the occasion of her retirement, | 13 | | thank her for her many years of dedicated service to the | 14 | | Illinois educational system and the people of the State of | 15 | | Illinois, and wish her many happy and healthy retirement years; | 16 | | and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to LeAnn Miller as a symbol of our esteem and | 19 | | respect.
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