Full Text of HR0600 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gerlanda | 4 | | L. Miller, who passed away on December 10, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerlanda Miller was born to Leroy and Mable | 6 | | Miller in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 21, 1963; she was | 7 | | originally from Slidell, Louisiana and graduated from Slidell | 8 | | High School; she earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting | 9 | | from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she was | 10 | | initiated into the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha | 11 | | Sorority, Inc. in 1983 and later served as chapter president; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Gerlanda Miller was a certified public accountant | 14 | | and entrepreneur for over 25 years; she owned the Gerlanda L. | 15 | | Miller, CPA Accounting Firm, assisting clients from | 16 | | multi-million dollar corporations to foundations; she served | 17 | | as a tax auditor for over 30 years and was an experienced IRS | 18 | | audit negotiator; she was trained and licensed in Series 7 | 19 | | securities; she served as the secretary/treasurer of the | 20 | | Service Employees International Union Local 1000 and was a | 21 | | site manager for the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program; | 22 | | she served as CFO of Kingdom Litigators Law Firm and was | 23 | | treasurer of the Minority Apprenticeship Consulting |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Gerlanda Miller was dedicated to Alpha Kappa | 3 | | Alpha Sorority, Inc.; she was both a Silver Star and a Life | 4 | | Member; during her membership, she held a number of leadership | 5 | | positions and served on a number of committees; on the | 6 | | regional level, she served as chairman of the State of | 7 | | Illinois Connection and as treasurer of the Central Region, | 8 | | where she assisted in the planning of four successful and | 9 | | fiscally sound regional conferences; she also served as a | 10 | | member of the International Finance Committee; she became the | 11 | | 21st president of the Xi Nu Omega chapter, the largest chapter | 12 | | in the Central Region and the Chicagoland area, in 2021; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Gerlanda Miller belonged to a number of | 14 | | professional organizations, including the American Institute | 15 | | of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society, and | 16 | | the National Association of Black Accountants; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Gerlanda Miller was affectionately called "Tammy" | 18 | | by her family; she was known for working with accuracy, | 19 | | integrity, and innovation; she was an invaluable sister to her | 20 | | sorority and will be dearly missed; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Gerlanda Miller is survived by her mother, Mable | 22 | | Miller; her siblings, Martha, Clara, Johnny, Gerald, and |
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| 1 | | Patrick; a host of family and friends; and Sorors of Xi Nu | 2 | | Omega Chapter and the Central Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha | 3 | | Sorority; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we mourn the passing of Gerlanda L. Miller and extend our | 7 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 8 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Gerlanda Miller as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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