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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sandra J.
4Mills, who passed away on November 27, 2012, after a long
5battle with cancer; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was born on March 26, 1947, in
7Mendota to Lois and Ben Clarke; she grew up in Peoria, obtained
8her B.S. in sociology at Bradley University, her M.S.W. at the
9University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, and her doctorate in
10adult education at Northern Illinois University; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills devoted much of her career to the
12practice of social work; in 1991 she became the lobbyist for
13the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois Chapter
14and in that capacity was a strong and successful advocate for
15the profession of social work and for human services in
16Illinois and in the United States for 17 years; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills joined the faculty of the
18University of Illinois-Springfield in 1994 where she taught at
19the graduate and undergraduate levels in the Child Family and
20Community Services Program and the Social Work Program; she
21achieved tenure in 2001 and served as department chair in 2003
22and 2004; she developed an internship for students and taught

 

 

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1in Sighisoara, Romania, in 2001 and 2004; she retired from UIS
2as professor emeritus; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was the recipient of many honors
4and awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award in Social
5Work from the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois
6Chapter; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was a loving and inspirational
8mother, mentor, friend, and partner who was adored and
9cherished by her family, friends, and colleagues and will be
10remembered for her humor, warmth, open-mindedness, intellect,
11and compassion; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills is survived by her husband, Joseph
13Mills; her son, Aaron Mills; her daughter, Lisa Stewart; her
14sister, Joy Henderson; and her sister-in-law, Betty Phalen; and
15many friends; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of
19Sandra J. Mills; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Sandra J. Mills as an expression of

 

 

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1our deepest sympathy.