Full Text of SR0559 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Linda S. Millen of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on October 4, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Linda Millen was born to Donald and Glenna | 6 | | (Groom) Lange in Moline on August 24, 1943; she married Gary | 7 | | Millen on January 30, 1965; she received her master's degree | 8 | | in Education from Illinois State University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Linda Millen was a lifelong educator who taught | 10 | | at several District 150 schools as well as the Daarul Uloom | 11 | | Islam School; she inspired countless young people to realize | 12 | | their potential and inspired many to become educators; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Linda Millen coordinated the Rising Star tutoring | 14 | | program through her church and was recruited as a tutor for the | 15 | | University of Illinois Men's Basketball program; she helped | 16 | | launch the Peoria Girls Sports League and coached softball and | 17 | | basketball; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Linda Millen was a member of University United | 19 | | Methodist Church where she served as a lay minister; she was | 20 | | also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the League of Women Voters, | 21 | | and the South-West Kiwanis; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Linda Millen was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and | 2 | | enjoyed her friendships in numerous book clubs; her greatest | 3 | | joy was spending time with her four grandchildren; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Linda Millen was preceded in death by her parents | 5 | | and her two brothers, Larry and Jeff Lange; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Linda Millen is survived by her husband; her two | 7 | | children, Vince (Traci) Millen and Audra (Joel) Brennan; her | 8 | | four grandchildren, Michael, Parker, Allison, and Conor; her | 9 | | brother, Howard (Donna) Lange; her two sisters-in-law, Carol | 10 | | and Lori Lange; and her several special nieces and nephews; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Linda S. Millen and extend our sincere condolences to her | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Linda Millen as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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