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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Reverend Eddie Madison Miller on Thursday,
4 January 7, 1999; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born on August 19, 1922 in Sherrill,
6 Arkansas, one of a set of twins born to Alvin and Elnora
7 Miller; his twin, Eddie Laura Mae Miller, died at an early
8 age; and
9 WHEREAS, He received his elementary education in the
10 Sherrill Public School System and later attended Pastoria
11 High School; he studied auto mechanics at Arkansas AM&N
12 College; and
13 WHEREAS, He was a member of the United States Army during
14 World War II; he received decorations and was honorably
15 discharged; and
16 WHEREAS, Eddie Miller was an active member of the New
17 Friendship M.B. Church, where he served as Chairman of the
18 Deacon Board, trustee, General Co-chairperson, and in various
19 other capacities; and
20 WHEREAS, In 1980, Eddie Miller accepted his call and was
21 licensed as a gospel preacher; on August 9, 1981 he was
22 ordained at New Friendship M.B. Church; on March 6, 1982,
23 Reverend Eddie Miller became founder and pastor of the
24 Sure-Way Missionary Baptist Church; and
25 WHEREAS, He served as President of the Baptist Pastor's
26 Conference of Chicago and Vicinity, a member of the Baptist
27 Minister's Conference, the Bethlehem Baptist District
28 Association of Chicago and Vicinity, Progressive National
29 Baptist Convention, and a member of the Board of Trustees
30 with the Chicago Baptist Institute; and
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1 WHEREAS, He was employed with the Streets and Sanitation
2 Department of the City of Chicago and retired in 1984; he was
3 also employed with Johnson Paving Company; he established his
4 own business, Deacon Eddie Miller and Son Paving Company; and
5 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
6 and friends, especially his wife, Ora Lee; his children,
7 Clovice Collins, Rev. Dr. Eleanor Miller, Eddie Miller, and
8 Virginia Miller; his daughter-in-law, LaDonna; his brother,
9 Ezra Miller; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Lucille
10 Miller, Curtis and Geneva Williams, Hurcus and Dorothy
11 Williams, Rev. Sterling and Sophronia Edwards, Eurnice
12 Williams, and Geneva Alexander; his son-in-law, Harold S.
13 Collins; his grandchildren, Cheri N. Collins, Johnathan H.
14 and Jennie Collins, Jon-Harold D. Collins, and LaDonna V.
15 Miller; and the members of the Sure-Way Missionary Baptist
16 Church; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
18 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow
19 and regret the death of Reverend Eddie Madison Miller and
20 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
21 be it further
22 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
23 his widow, Ora Lee Miller.