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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Cindy Bandle has been called to her eternal reward
3 at the age of 49; and
 
4     WHEREAS, She would have been 50 years old on Halloween in
5 2005; and
 
6     WHEREAS, A resident of Lincoln Park, Cindy Bandle was a
7 longtime champion of Chicago's theater community and was the
8 loving and devoted wife of Alton Miller; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Known for her candor, wit, and genuine affection
10 for Chicago's arts community, Cindy Bandle earned a reputation
11 as a skilled ambassador for the Goodman Theatre, where she had
12 served as its publicist since 1985; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Throughout her two decades of able service on
14 behalf of the Goodman Theatre, Cindy Bandle promoted
15 two-hundred productions and worked closely with celebrities,
16 including Carol Burnett, Brian Dennehy, Arthur Miller, Stephen
17 Sondheim, Harold Prince, and David Mamet; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Born in Oklahoma, Cindy Bandle began her career
19 working in her mother's public relations firm in Washington,
20 D.C.; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Cindy Bandle first moved to Chicago in the late
22 1970s and strongly supported her husband's role as Mayor Harold
23 Washington's press secretary during the 1980s; and
 
24     WHEREAS, A woman of dignity, grace, and charm, Cindy Bandle
25 inspired the lives of countless people through her great
26 personal goodness and constant dedication to Chicago's
27 ever-growing and vibrant arts community; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice, and dedication of Cindy
2 Bandle will serve as an example to all; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Cindy Bandle will be dearly missed and fondly
4 remembered by her many relatives, friends, and admirers; and
 
5     WHEREAS, To her husband, Alton Miller, her half-brother,
6 Melvin, her stepbrother, Curt, and her stepdaughter, Julie
7 Miller Stewart, Cindy Bandle imparts a legacy of faithfulness,
8 service, and dignity; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we do hereby commemorate Cindy Bandle for her grace-filled life
12 and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and be it
13 further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
16 sympathy.