Full Text of SR0790 97th 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 Deborah Lynn Millner of Carol Stream; she | 4 | | was the beloved wife of Illinois State Senator John Millner; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, She and Senator Millner met when then Officer | 7 | | Millner escorted a suspect to the hospital where she worked as | 8 | | an X-ray technician; they spent many years covering much of the | 9 | | continental United States and Canada in a Corvette and a tent; | 10 | | they married on Three Kings Day, January 6, 1978, in St. Thomas | 11 | | in the U.S. Virgin Islands; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, For the next 34 years Debbie stood next to her | 13 | | John for all the best and worse life had to offer, making a | 14 | | loving and nurturing home; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, She was a loving mother, teaching her children to | 16 | | enjoy crafts, reading, and educational trips; she pushed both | 17 | | her kids to always take every opportunity to better themselves; | 18 | | she was an excited grandmother, thrilled with the birth of | 19 | | their first grandchild; she shared a special bond with him that | 20 | | was rare; she was able to enjoy the first photos of her second | 21 | | grandchild before her passing; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, She was a much loved big sister who enjoyed making | 2 | | her sisters laugh; she enjoyed playing tricks on them; she also | 3 | | hooked her sisters on crafts and brought home many stray | 4 | | animals over her childhood days; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, As with her immediate family, Debbie pushed her | 6 | | friends and extended family members to be better people; her | 7 | | engaging laugh and never ending reach to those who needed her | 8 | | made Debbie special to all around her; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, She was a dedicated and loving educator, teaching | 10 | | seventh grade science at Stratford Middle School in | 11 | | Bloomingdale; she is remembered for pushing her students to be | 12 | | the best they could be; she had a passion to create an | 13 | | environment for children to crave learning which encouraged | 14 | | them to make the necessary connections to put that learning | 15 | | into practice; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, She was a passionate advocate for access to clean | 17 | | water and food for everyone; her mission in life was to do her | 18 | | part, whenever she could, to make a positive difference in the | 19 | | lives of others; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, She was the loving wife of Illinois State Senator | 21 | | John Millner; she was the loving mother of Laurie Salameh and | 22 | | John J. Millner, Jr.; she was the mother-in-law of Estephan |
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| 1 | | Salameh; she was the proud grandmother of Luca and Sabrina; and | 2 | | she was the dear sister of Dawn (Ben) Scott, Laurie (David) | 3 | | Jones, and Lisa (Matt) Waterman; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 | | her family and friends, the passing of Deborah Millner; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Deborah Millner as a symbol of our | 10 | | sincere sympathy.
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