Full Text of HR1210 96th General Assembly
HR1210 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| "Otie" Miller of Belleville, who passed away on May 1, 2010; | | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Otis Miller was born on August 8, 1933, in | | 7 |
| Belleville; his parents were Otis L. Miller Sr. and Viola A., | | 8 |
| nee Neubarth, Miller; he married Sandra Jo, nee Schilling, | | 9 |
| Miller on June 16, 1962; and
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| WHEREAS, Otis Miller earned his bachelor's and master's | | 11 |
| degrees from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and his | | 12 |
| Ph.D. from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, Otis Miller retired after serving as a college | | 14 |
| professor for several years at the former Belleville Area | | 15 |
| College and had previously taught for 9 years at Belleville | | 16 |
| Township High School; he was also the co-owner and operator of | | 17 |
| the Belleville Coin Shop on East Main Street in Belleville; and
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| WHEREAS, Otis Miller served as an Illinois State | | 19 |
| Representative from 1961 to 1962; he served as the acting Mayor | | 20 |
| of Belleville for 6 months from 1978 to 1979 and served as | | 21 |
| alderman for the 7th Ward in Belleville; he was also a former |
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| police and fire commissioner and served on the Belleville | | 2 |
| Public Library Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Otis Miller was a member of the Christ United | | 4 |
| Church of Christ in Belleville and a former member of the | | 5 |
| United States Army Reserves; he was also a 32nd degree member | | 6 |
| of St. Clair Masonic Lodge #24 in Belleville; and
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| WHEREAS, Otis Miller was preceded in death by his parents; | | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Otis Miller is survived by his wife of 47 years, | | 10 |
| Sandra Jo; his daughters, Deborah Jo (Jason) Houk and Stacy | | 11 |
| Lynn (David) Collins; and his granddaughter, Abby Collins; | | 12 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 15 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Otis | | 16 |
| L. "Otie" Miller; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 18 |
| presented to the family of Otis Miller as an expression of our | | 19 |
| sympathy.
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