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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of John D. Miller of Monticello, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on May 15, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Miller was born to Essell and Helen (Cook) | ||||||
| 6 | Miller on December 12, 1952; he graduated from Monticello High | ||||||
| 7 | School in 1971; he served in the United States Army as an E-6 | ||||||
| 8 | Staff Sergeant in Germany; he served as a military police | ||||||
| 9 | officer in the National Guard Army Reserves for 26 years, | ||||||
| 10 | spending 15 of those years in an instructor role; he married | ||||||
| 11 | Karen David on July 20, 1978; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, John Miller served as a police officer in Decatur | ||||||
| 13 | and as police chief in Argenta; he was then hired by the | ||||||
| 14 | Monticello Police Department, where he was named chief in | ||||||
| 15 | October 1995; he held that post until his retirement in 2012; | ||||||
| 16 | he was known for his forward thinking and was the first to make | ||||||
| 17 | sure defibrillators were available in each squad car; he was | ||||||
| 18 | also involved with the DARE Program; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, In recent years, John Miller enjoyed serving as an | ||||||
| 20 | alderman on the city council; he believed in justice, | ||||||
| 21 | compassion, loyalty, and tradition and served both his | ||||||
| 22 | community and country by those standards; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Miller's love for his community and country | ||||||
| 2 | was only exceeded by his love for his family and friends; he | ||||||
| 3 | enjoyed spending time outdoors, camping, hiking, hunting, | ||||||
| 4 | bicycling, and spending time with those he loved; he was | ||||||
| 5 | committed to his family and enjoyed serving and helping others, | ||||||
| 6 | especially helping families through disaster relief | ||||||
| 7 | organizations; he strived to be loyal, kind, and honorable to | ||||||
| 8 | everyone he met; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, John Miller was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 10 | and his daughter, Christina; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, John Miller is survived by his wife, Karen; his | ||||||
| 12 | daughters, Stephanie (James) Stevens and Kelly Miller; his | ||||||
| 13 | grandsons, Brock and Clayton; and his brothers, Ron (Kathy), | ||||||
| 14 | Gary (Jeanie), and Terry (Mary); therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | John D. Miller and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 18 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of John Miller as an expression of our | ||||||
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| 1 | deepest sympathy.
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