Full Text of HR1376 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Billie Jean Miller on the | 4 | | occasion of her 80th birthday on June 23, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller was born on June 23, 1936 in | 6 | | Brooklyn; her parents were Nathanial O'Bannon, Sr. and Annie | 7 | | Mae Walton O'Bannon; she married Henry Lee Miller, Sr. in 1954; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller has been a resident of | 10 | | Centreville for over 50 years and has been a pillar of the | 11 | | community of East St. Louis all of her adult life; she is the | 12 | | owner of Billie's Pastries in East St. Louis, which has become | 13 | | a community fixture and social gathering place to discuss | 14 | | current events, exchange ideas, and address issues impacting | 15 | | the City of East St. Louis; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller and her husband founded | 17 | | Billie's Pastries as an additional source of income, a source | 18 | | of pride, a blueprint for entrepreneurial advancement, and as a | 19 | | legacy to be passed on to their children and grandchildren; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller has been the steadfast | 21 | | matriarch and guiding force in the raising of her children, |
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| 1 | | Henry Lee Miller, Jr., Otis Miller, Tara Patree Foster, | 2 | | Marchella Miller, Raynard Miller, Karen Clay, Chree Mimms, Gina | 3 | | Jackson, and Marlon Miller, as well as her many grandchildren, | 4 | | some of whom have assumed the responsibility of maintaining | 5 | | Billie's Pastries; she is also the loving sister of Reverend | 6 | | Eddie Lee O'Bannon, Sr., Russell O'Bannon, and Sarah Simms; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Billie Jean Miller celebrated her 80th birthday on | 8 | | July 30, 2016 at the Church of the Living God Crossroads | 9 | | Community Center in Caseyville; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | congratulate Billie Jean Miller on the occasion of her 80th | 13 | | birthday and wish her many happy and healthy years to come; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Billie Jean Miller as a symbol of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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