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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 450
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In Memory |
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of |
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Rudolph P. Miller Jr. |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Dr. Rudolph P. Miller Jr. of Plano, who died on |
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February 3, 2017, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Rudy Miller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, |
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to Rudolph P. Miller Sr. and Alice Rose Scott Smithson Miller; an |
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Eagle Scout as a boy, he answered his nation's call to duty during |
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World War II and bravely served with the United States Marine Corps |
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in the Pacific theater, earning a Purple Heart for his service in |
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the battle for Okinawa; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Miller earned a bachelor's |
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degree from Millersville University, a master's degree from |
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Temple University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, |
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and he then embarked on a long and successful career as an |
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educator; initially serving as a public school teacher and |
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administrator, he went on to distinguish himself on the faculties |
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of Ohio University and the University of Memphis, and he retired |
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as a professor emeritus from East Tennessee State University, |
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where a former student endowed a scholarship in his and another |
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faculty member's honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Miller was married to Iris Troutman Miller |
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for 65 years, and he was the proud father of two children, Pam and |
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Scott; later in life, he was blessed with three grandchildren, |
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Katie, Ashlee, and Chris, and three great-grandchildren, Dylan, |
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Addison, and Abigail; in retirement in Plano, he was active with |
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the YMCA and a valued member of Saint Andrew United Methodist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect |
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of one person's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable |
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mark on the world as they move through it, and Rudy Miller's |
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contributions will long resonate in the lives of all who knew |
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him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Rudolph |
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P. Miller Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and |
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many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Rudy Miller. |
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Taylor of Collin |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 20, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |