[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 129 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         TRIBUTE TO LINDA MILLS

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                        HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 15, 2006

  Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 
memory of Linda Mills of Champaign, Illinois who passed away on 
Thursday, September 14, 2006. A great community leader and active 
businesswoman, Linda Mills has left a footprint in Central Illinois 
that will always be remembered.
  Linda Mills was dedicated to improving the lives of those in the 
Champaign-Urbana community for many years. As President of Busey Travel 
and director of Busey Bank, Mrs. Mills volunteered at the Don Moyer 
Boys & Girls Club where she served as president for many years. The 
executive director of this club remembers Linda Mills as an extremely 
compassionate lady, she was very interested in the education of our 
kids. Along with the Boys & Girls Club, Mrs. Mills also volunteered her 
time at the Cunningham Children's Home where the President and CEO of 
the Home always remembers Linda Mills' heart for the community, helping 
to meet the needs of children and adults who needed help overcoming the 
odds. She did so many great things in an unassuming fashion. She was 
someone who wasn't flashy. So much she did, no one would ever know 
about.
  One longtime friend, Carol Scharlau, has said that Linda Mills had a 
commitment to building a better community and in such a sincere and 
caring way. Some people volunteer for different reasons. But with 
Linda, compassion for others came through in everything she did.
  In 2005, Linda Mills and her husband Doug pledged $10 million to 
establish the Mills Breast Cancer Institute at Carle Clinic in Urbana. 
As one who had suffered from breast cancer herself, Mrs. Mills felt 
very strongly about the research and the help this organization could 
give to serve others who suffer from breast cancer.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring the 
memory of Mrs. Linda Mills.

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