Full Text of SR0427 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Miller was preceded in death by his parents | 10 | | and his daughter, Christina; and
| 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
| 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
| 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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