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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Bruce E. Miller, who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Bruce E. Miller was born on August 25, 1951; he
6 is survived by his wife, Perry Miller; his children, Bruce
7 Miller, Jr., Janie Miller, Daryl Miller, Aleesha Miller, and
8 Tris Monet Miller; and
9 WHEREAS, Bruce E. Miller received his Bachelor of Science
10 in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University
11 in Edwardsville in August of 1976; he received his Juris
12 Doctor on May 15, 1982 at the Southern Illinois University
13 School of Law; in July of 1982 he passed the Illinois State
14 Bar Exam; and
15 WHEREAS, Bruce E. Miller worked as a Transportation
16 Manager for School District #188 from 1973 to 1978; he served
17 as a teacher's aide for the same school district in the
18 summer of 1975; he worked for Trailways, Inc. from 1978 to
19 1979; he was the manager of Miller Trucking Company in 1978;
20 and he served as a law clerk for the Jackson County State's
21 Attorney from January of 1982 to May of that same year; and
22 WHEREAS, From November of 1982 to September of 1988,
23 Bruce E. Miller served with the Legislative Reference Bureau
24 in the State Capitol as a staff attorney; and
25 WHEREAS, Mr. Miller went on to serve as Senior Attorney
26 in the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts from 1988
27 to the present; and
28 WHEREAS, Bruce E. Miller will be remembered for his many
29 accomplishments, from being one of the chief founders of the
30 Illinois Association of Minorities in Government in November
31 of 1987, to holding a seat on and serving as Secretary for
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1 the Board of Directors in that same organization; he was
2 selected as an Outstanding Young Man of America in 1978 by
3 the Outstanding Young Men of America organization; and
4 WHEREAS, Bruce E. Miller also served in other roles: he
5 served as a secretary for the Brooklyn Fire Department; he
6 served as Vice Chairman of the Lovejoy Community Service
7 Center Advisory Board; he was appointed by the Governor of
8 Illinois to the Board of Directors of the Southwest Regional
9 Port Authority; and he was elected by the people of Brooklyn
10 as their Representative to the Saint Clair County Economic
11 Opportunity Commission Board of Directors for a five-year
12 term beginning in 1974; and
13 WHEREAS, He worked with Gary McCants on a resolution
14 brought before and passed by the Illinois House of
15 Representatives that established a prayer room and chapel on
16 the first floor of the Illinois State Capitol; this room
17 affords anyone that needs to utilize it a place for quiet
18 reflection and solitude away from the hectic pace of the
19 daily workings within the Capitol; and
20 WHEREAS, Bruce E. Miller served his church as well; he
21 was Superintendent of the St. John African Methodist
22 Episcopal Church Sunday School program in Springfield; he
23 tutored Sunday School students and developed holiday and
24 special occasion programs for the children; he had recently
25 taken a position as Director of Christian Education with the
26 Illinois Conference of AME Churches for the South District;
27 and
28 WHEREAS, Bruce E. Miller will be remembered for his
29 dedication to any task he took upon himself; he was a hard
30 worker, and a valued part of his community; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
32 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
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1 his family and friends, the death of Bruce E. Miller; in this
2 time of loss may they find solace and peace; and be it
3 further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Bruce E. Miller.