Full Text of SR0952 103rd 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 Harold L. "Lee" Milner of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on April 17, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner was born to Shirley and Dorena | 6 | | (Burkett) Milner in Breese on February 25, 1946; he graduated | 7 | | from Bridgeport High School in Lawrence County; he received a | 8 | | bachelor's degree in communications from Southern Illinois | 9 | | University Carbondale; he was drafted to serve in the U.S. | 10 | | Army in 1968; he later earned a master's degree in public | 11 | | affairs from Sangamon State University; he married Cynthia | 12 | | Young in Springfield on November 30, 1974; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner worked as a photojournalist for the | 14 | | Effingham Daily News, a clerk and photojournalist for the U.S. | 15 | | Army, a pathologist's photographer at Memorial Health in | 16 | | Springfield, a legislative coordinator in Washington, D.C., an | 17 | | assistant press secretary for State Representative Bill | 18 | | Redmond, a photographer for former Governor Patrick Quinn, and | 19 | | as the director of communications at the Illinois State Board | 20 | | of Education; after retiring, he continued to volunteer as a | 21 | | freelance photojournalist; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner served as president of the FBI |
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| 1 | | Springfield Citizens Academy; he became the namesake of an | 2 | | award of excellence by the FBI Springfield Citizens Academy | 3 | | Alumni Association; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner's life and career were the focus of a | 5 | | feature story in the Illinois Times on March 28, 2024; he was | 6 | | further honored by the City of Springfield proclaiming March | 7 | | 28, 2024 as Lee Milner Day, Governor JB Pritzker proclaiming | 8 | | April 10, 2024 as Lee Milner Day, and Speaker Emanuel "Chris" | 9 | | Welch recognizing his work in a resolution delivered on the | 10 | | floor of the Illinois House of Representatives; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner was beloved across the political | 12 | | spectrum due to his ability to connect with anyone through his | 13 | | camera lens; he was always willing to help others and will be | 14 | | remembered for his kindness; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner was preceded in death by his parents; | 16 | | and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Lee Milner is survived by his wife, Cynthia | 18 | | "Cindy" Milner; his children, Leanne Milner and James Milner; | 19 | | his grandchild, Clayton Sappington; his siblings, Burkett | 20 | | (Beverly) Milner, Sandra (Rick) Babington, Darrell (Sue) | 21 | | Milner, and Debbie Edwards; and several nieces and nephews; | 22 | | therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Harold L. "Lee" Milner and extend our sincere condolences to | 4 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Lee Milner as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy. |
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