Bill Text: IL HR1375 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sandra J. Mills.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1375 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1375-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sandra J. | ||||||
4 | Mills, who passed away on November 27, 2012, after a long | ||||||
5 | battle with cancer; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was born on March 26, 1947, in | ||||||
7 | Mendota to Lois and Ben Clarke; she grew up in Peoria, obtained | ||||||
8 | her B.S. in sociology at Bradley University, her M.S.W. at the | ||||||
9 | University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, and her doctorate in | ||||||
10 | adult education at Northern Illinois University; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills devoted much of her career to the | ||||||
12 | practice of social work; in 1991 she became the lobbyist for | ||||||
13 | the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois Chapter | ||||||
14 | and in that capacity was a strong and successful advocate for | ||||||
15 | the profession of social work and for human services in | ||||||
16 | Illinois and in the United States for 17 years; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills joined the faculty of the | ||||||
18 | University of Illinois-Springfield in 1994 where she taught at | ||||||
19 | the graduate and undergraduate levels in the Child Family and | ||||||
20 | Community Services Program and the Social Work Program; she | ||||||
21 | achieved tenure in 2001 and served as department chair in 2003 | ||||||
22 | and 2004; she developed an internship for students and taught |
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1 | in Sighisoara, Romania, in 2001 and 2004; she retired from UIS | ||||||
2 | as professor emeritus; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was the recipient of many honors | ||||||
4 | and awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award in Social | ||||||
5 | Work from the National Association of Social Workers-Illinois | ||||||
6 | Chapter; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills was a loving and inspirational | ||||||
8 | mother, mentor, friend, and partner who was adored and | ||||||
9 | cherished by her family, friends, and colleagues and will be | ||||||
10 | remembered for her humor, warmth, open-mindedness, intellect, | ||||||
11 | and compassion; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Sandra J. Mills is survived by her husband, Joseph | ||||||
13 | Mills; her son, Aaron Mills; her daughter, Lisa Stewart; her | ||||||
14 | sister, Joy Henderson; and her sister-in-law, Betty Phalen; and | ||||||
15 | many friends; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
17 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
18 | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
19 | Sandra J. Mills; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Sandra J. Mills as an expression of |
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1 | our deepest sympathy.
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