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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Billie Jean Miller on the
4occasion of her 80th birthday on June 23, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller was born on June 23, 1936 in
6Brooklyn; her parents were Nathanial O'Bannon, Sr. and Annie
7Mae Walton O'Bannon; she married Henry Lee Miller, Sr. in 1954;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller has been a resident of
10Centreville for over 50 years and has been a pillar of the
11community of East St. Louis all of her adult life; she is the
12owner of Billie's Pastries in East St. Louis, which has become
13a community fixture and social gathering place to discuss
14current events, exchange ideas, and address issues impacting
15the City of East St. Louis; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller and her husband founded
17Billie's Pastries as an additional source of income, a source
18of pride, a blueprint for entrepreneurial advancement, and as a
19legacy to be passed on to their children and grandchildren; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller has been the steadfast
21matriarch and guiding force in the raising of her children,

 

 

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1Henry Lee Miller, Jr., Otis Miller, Tara Patree Foster,
2Marchella Miller, Raynard Miller, Karen Clay, Chree Mimms, Gina
3Jackson, and Marlon Miller, as well as her many grandchildren,
4some of whom have assumed the responsibility of maintaining
5Billie's Pastries; she is also the loving sister of Reverend
6Eddie Lee O'Bannon, Sr., Russell O'Bannon, and Sarah Simms; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller celebrated her 80th birthday on
8July 30, 2016 at the Church of the Living God Crossroads
9Community Center in Caseyville; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12congratulate Billie Jean Miller on the occasion of her 80th
13birthday and wish her many happy and healthy years to come; and
14be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Billie Jean Miller as a symbol of our esteem and
17respect.