[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15276-15277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 REMEMBERING AND HONORING JEROME MILEUR

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                        HON. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2017

  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, today I remember and honor the life 
of Jerome Mileur who passed away on September 5 this year.
  Jerry was born in Murphysboro, Illinois in 1934 where he honed a love 
of government, politics, baseball and corny humor punctuated with 
comedic puns. A loyal son of Illinois, Jerry earned undergraduate and 
graduate degrees from his beloved Southern Illinois University where he 
served for many years on the board of directors of the Paul Simon 
Public Policy Institute.
  An accomplished author and editor, Jerry joined the Political Science 
faculty of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1967 where his 
teaching and research focused on U.S. political parties and elections 
for nearly four decades. He served as chair of the Department of 
Political Science, received the UMass Amherst Chancellor's Medal, 
founded

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the Jackie Robinson Initiative which marked the 50th anniversary of 
baseball's integration and advised a cadre of doctoral students.
  So many people knew Jerry's passion for baseball. He could be seen 
wearing a baseball cap with a pencil in hand to keep score at nearly 
every game he attended in person, and he was the longtime owner of the 
Harrisburg Senators minor league baseball franchise. As a diehard Cubs 
fan myself, Mr. Speaker, I must say Jerry's one irredeemable feature 
was his passionate devotion to the St. Louis Cardinals. In all 
seriousness, though, Jerry's historical study of the St. Louis 
Cardinals led to the publishing of two books about the Cardinals, and 
he finished the manuscript for a third book just days before his death.
  Jerry's commitment to his communities, both in Illinois and in 
Massachusetts, could be evidenced by his governmental and political 
activity, his substantial support for the arts, and his longstanding 
weekly meals and happy hours with friends of all ages.
  On behalf of all of Jerry's countless friends and associates, I just 
want to thank him for all he has done for the people of Illinois and 
our country.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope we might all keep in our thoughts and prayers the 
Mileur family and friends as they mourn their loss. In that spirit, I 
celebrate Jerry's life and think about what an impact that life made on 
so many people.

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