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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Rayna Miller, who passed away on
5 March 29, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Rayna Goldberg Miller was born on February 17,
7 1928 in Chicago, Illinois; she was a graduate of Senn High
8 School in Chicago and the National College of Education in
9 Evanston; she served as a teacher at the University of
10 Chicago Lab School and at Anshe Emet Day School in Chicago,
11 and later as a substitute teacher in the Wilmette school
12 system; and
13 WHEREAS, Rayna Goldberg Miller married Marvin Miller in
14 1952; and
15 WHEREAS, Both Rayna Miller and her husband, Marvin,
16 Miller, were actively involved in civic affairs in Wilmette;
17 Mrs. Miller earned a reputation as an effective activist for
18 civil rights and fair housing; she began her career as an
19 activist with the League of Women Voters, where she gained
20 training in governmental processes; in the early 1960's, she
21 joined the fight against housing discrimination, and was a
22 part of the regional fair-housing effort in 1965, known as
23 the Summer Project, that concluded with a visit by Martin
24 Luther King Jr. to Winnetka's Village Green; and
25 WHEREAS, Mrs. Miller's work continued through the 1970s
26 and 1980s and led to the establishment of the Interfaith
27 Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs; she became director
28 in 1975; the group, which consisted of a coalition of
29 churches and synagogues, worked on affordable housing for
30 seniors and minorities; they also supported efforts to
31 develop senior housing building such as Gates Manor in the
32 Wilmette Village Center and Shore Line Place; and
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1 WHEREAS, The passing of Rayna Miller will be deeply felt
2 by all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, Marvin
3 Miller; her family; her friends; and the Wilmette community
4 who will remember her for her dedicated and inspiring work to
5 her community; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we mourn, along with all who knew her, the death of Rayna
9 Miller of Wilmette, Illinois; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Rayna Miller with our sincere
12 condolences.