Full Text of SR0789 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Joseph "Joe" Miller Jr. of Maywood, | 4 | | who passed away on March 6, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller was born to Joseph Miller Sr. and Anne | 6 | | Dorsey in Chicago on May 9, 1949; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller's soaring intellect enabled him to | 8 | | skip a grade and graduate from Crane High School in 1966 at 16 | 9 | | years of age; as the years went on, he kept in touch with | 10 | | childhood friends from Chicago's Westside; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, One such friend, author Mark Boone, sought Joe | 12 | | Miller's advice on a manuscript for a novel, which was later | 13 | | published as Reunion; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller married Mary Frances Hamer on August | 15 | | 31, 1968, and their union lasted 51 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller earned a Bachelor of Science in | 17 | | Business Administration from Roosevelt University; he | 18 | | instilled the importance of education in his children whose | 19 | | professional accomplishments include partner status at a law | 20 | | firm and serving in the position of Head of Diversity and |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller worked at Chicago and North Western | 3 | | Railroad for 25 years until a 1995 acquisition by Union | 4 | | Pacific; he then turned his attention to real estate as a | 5 | | licensed agent and appraiser; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller gladly lent his professional expertise | 7 | | to family members once they decided to purchase their first | 8 | | homes; he even taught a course in real estate appraisal at | 9 | | Triton College in River Grove; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller was a dedicated telephile and | 11 | | cinephile; his top ten picks included Breaking Bad, Criminal | 12 | | Minds, Empire, Game of Thrones, The Good, the Bad, and the | 13 | | Ugly, Power, Pulp Fiction, Sanford & Son, The Witcher, and | 14 | | Tombstone; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller's capacity for strategic thinking | 16 | | enabled him to excel in games of chess and solitaire, and he | 17 | | passed these playing skills to his children and grandchildren; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, One of Joe Miller's favorite clothing accessories | 20 | | was a gentleman's cap, which he sometimes color coordinated | 21 | | with outfits; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller was always open and willing to give | 2 | | life advice to those who sought it; his answers were usually | 3 | | prefaced by the phrase "If I were you"; his quotes were classic | 4 | | and sometimes humorous, and he always elicited respect from | 5 | | his audience; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller's favorite vacation destination was | 7 | | Las Vegas; he visited the city almost every year after his 20th | 8 | | wedding anniversary; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller was preceded in death by his parents, | 10 | | Joseph Sr. and Anne, and his sister, Patricia; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joe Miller, who was affectionately known as Papa | 12 | | Joe and Uncle Joe, is survived by his wife, Mary Frances; his | 13 | | stepmother, Marian; his children, Tobi, Joseph III (Lynne), | 14 | | and Natasha (Jamel); his sister, TaLana (Harry); his | 15 | | grandchildren, Evan, Sebastian, Jalen, Andrew, and Shawn; and | 16 | | his countless adoring nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; | 17 | | therefore, be it | 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Joseph "Joe" Miller Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to | 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Joe Miller as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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