[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING ROBIN EDMONDS MILLER

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                            HON. ROB SIMMONS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 21, 2004

  Mr. SIMMONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share some very sad news with my 
colleagues today. Robin Edmonds Miller, of Stonington, Connecticut, 
died on Wednesday, December 10, at the age of 52.
  Robin's loss is both professional and personal, as she was a 
dedicated public servant and a dear friend of the Simmons family.
  Robin was involved and respected in state politics, currently serving 
as chairperson of the Board of Mediation and Arbitration for the State 
of Connecticut Department of Labor. She was also serving as chairperson 
for the State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services 
Employee Review Board.
  Robin was active in social and civic affairs in the Town of 
Stonington, serving as the Town of Stonington Registrar of Voters. She 
also served as past chair, and currently vice chair, of the Stonington 
Town Republican Committee.
  Robin Miller exemplified community action and public service. She 
believed that our communities, our states and our nation will function 
properly only when people step forward to do the hard work necessary to 
ensure the wheels of democracy will run smoothly. When I think of my 
friend I am reminded that the heart of a public servant is not measured 
by its size, but by the depth of commitment to make a positive 
contribution to the lives of others.
  In addition to her parents, Robin is survived by her two children, 
Bianca Nardi and Curtis Miller; her siblings, Robert and Julie Edmonds 
of New Hampshire; and nieces and nephews.
  All those who knew Robin Miller feel a profound sense of loss, but 
also a genuine sense of joy that we knew her.

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