MEMORIAL-LLOYD B. MILLS

104th Regular Session Introduced by Neil Anderson

The resolution ceremonial recognizes Alisa Anderson for her servant leadership and Women’s Resources Inc. while memorializing Lloyd B. Mills, honoring individuals and families.

Resolution Adopted

Purpose / Intent

Senate Resolution 357 is an honorary resolution that recognizes and commends community service and memorializes a deceased veteran. The document as filed contains two distinct pieces of text: (1) a Georgia Senate-style commendation congratulating Alisa Anderson on receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award, and (2) an Illinois Senate memorial resolution mourning the death of Lloyd Benjamin Mills. The resolution is ceremonial in nature and does not create legal rights, obligations, or funding.

Key Provisions

Commendation for Alisa Anderson

Congratulates and commends Alisa Anderson for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award.
Notes Anderson’s role as founder and executive director of Women’s Resources Inc., and lists accomplishments: serving over 80 families, providing meals to more than 3,600 individuals annually, training/mentoring 24 entrepreneurs, conducting street outreach, and offering life‑skills and professional development programs.
Praises her faith‑driven leadership and community impact.
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Alisa Anderson.

Memorial for Lloyd Benjamin Mills

Expresses sorrow at the death of Lloyd B. Mills of Macomb (d. May 22, 2025).
Summarizes Mills’s biography: born Oct 17, 1929 (Janesville, WI); 1947 LaHarpe High School graduate; 20‑year U.S. Navy veteran (chief petty officer), Korean War service, and nine months in Antarctica with Operation Deep Freeze; married Alice Jackson Oct 17, 1953; post‑Navy career as maintenance supervisor (Holiday Inn) and Western Illinois University Physical Plant supervisor; retired 1999.
Notes family survivors and those preceding him in death.
Extends condolences to family, friends, and community and directs that a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to Mills’s family.

Who Is Affected

Alisa Anderson and Women’s Resources Inc. — receives formal recognition and a copy of the resolution.

Family and friends of Lloyd B. Mills — receive an official expression of sympathy and a copy of the memorial resolution.

The resolutions are symbolic and primarily affect the individuals and communities honored.

Procedural / Timeline Notes

Introduced: March 31, 2025 (text shows earlier activity as well).

Recorded legislative actions include: March 6 (Senate Hopper), March 10 (Senate Read and Adopted), March 31 (Received by Secretary of the Senate), and later filings on Oct 14–15, 2025 (filed with Secretary; co‑sponsored by all senators; referred to Resolutions Consent Calendar; resolution adopted Oct 15).

Sponsors (primaries listed): Kenya Wicks; Nabilah Islam Parkes; Sonya Halpern; Elena Parent; Nikki Merritt; Donzella James; Freddie Powell Sims; Nan Orrock; Tonya Anderson; Gail Davenport; Neil Anderson, among others.

Note on Document Consistency

The version content appears to combine two separate resolutions (a Georgia commendation and an Illinois memorial). This likely reflects a clerical merge of texts from different chambers/jurisdictions. Both components are ceremonial; readers should consult the official Senate records or the Secretary of the Senate for the definitive, jurisdiction‑specific final text and adoption action.

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