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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Shirley Kelling Miller of Peoria, who 
4passed away on February 1, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Shirley Miller was born on August 27, 1925, in 
6Chicago; she was the daughter of Edwin H. and Berenice Fern 
7Kelling; she married Don M. Miller on July 12, 1947, in Peoria; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Shirley Miller graduated from St. Cecilia Grade 
10School and Academy of Our Lady High School; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Shirley Miller was employed as an executive 
12secretary at multiple locations, including the Hotel Pere 
13Marquette and the Catholic Diocese of Peoria; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Shirley Miller was a member of St. Vincent de Paul 
15Catholic Church and the Sigma Phi Gamma International Sorority, 
16Beta Iota Chapter; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Shirley Miller loved traveling and playing 
18pinochle; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Shirley Miller was preceded in death by her 
 
 
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1parents and her brother, Edwin "Bud" Kelling; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Shirley Miller is survived by her husband, Don; 
3her daughters, Barbara Miller and Christine Sinclair; her 
4son-in-law, Jim Sinclair; and her grandchildren, Michael, 
5Elizabeth, David, and Daniel Sinclair; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
8her family and friends, the passing of Shirley Kelling Miller; 
9and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Shirley Miller as an expression of 
12our sympathy.