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92_HR0255

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  wish to express their sincere condolences to
 4    the family and friends of Rayna Miller, who  passed  away  on
 5    March 29, 2001; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Rayna  Goldberg Miller was born on February 17,
 7    1928 in Chicago, Illinois; she was a graduate  of  Senn  High
 8    School  in  Chicago  and the National College of Education in
 9    Evanston; she served  as  a  teacher  at  the  University  of
10    Chicago  Lab  School and at Anshe Emet Day School in Chicago,
11    and later as a substitute  teacher  in  the  Wilmette  school
12    system; and

13        WHEREAS,  Rayna  Goldberg Miller married Marvin Miller in
14    1952; and

15        WHEREAS, Both  Rayna  Miller  and  her  husband,  Marvin,
16    Miller,  were actively involved in civic affairs in Wilmette;
17    Mrs. Miller earned a reputation as an effective activist  for
18    civil  rights  and  fair  housing; she began her career as an
19    activist with the League of Women Voters,  where  she  gained
20    training  in governmental processes; in the early 1960's, she
21    joined the fight against housing discrimination,  and  was  a
22    part  of  the  regional fair-housing effort in 1965, known as
23    the Summer Project, that concluded with  a  visit  by  Martin
24    Luther King Jr. to Winnetka's Village Green; and

25        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Miller's work continued through the 1970s
26    and 1980s and led to  the  establishment  of  the  Interfaith
27    Housing  Center  of the Northern Suburbs; she became director
28    in 1975;  the  group,  which  consisted  of  a  coalition  of
29    churches  and  synagogues,  worked  on affordable housing for
30    seniors  and  minorities;  they  also  supported  efforts  to
31    develop senior housing building such as Gates  Manor  in  the
32    Wilmette Village Center and Shore Line Place; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS,  The passing of Rayna Miller will be deeply felt
 2    by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, Marvin
 3    Miller; her family; her friends; and the  Wilmette  community
 4    who will remember her for her dedicated and inspiring work to
 5    her community; therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 7    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 8    we mourn, along with all who knew her,  the  death  of  Rayna
 9    Miller of Wilmette, Illinois; and be it further

10        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
11    presented to the family of  Rayna  Miller  with  our  sincere
12    condolences.

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