Illinois HR 639: MEMORIAL-DR. JOYCE MILLER

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HR0639LRB104 20418 MST 33882 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. 

4Joyce Regina Miller, who passed away on January 1, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, Dr. Miller was born to John and Leevolia Moore on 

6June 8, 1962; she attended Mason Elementary School and was the 

7valedictorian of Josephinum High School in 1979; she earned 

8her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Drake University in 1983 

9and her Doctor of Medicine from the Southern Illinois 

10University School of Medicine in 1988; she married Andrea 

11Miller at Carey Tercentenary AME Church in 1986; and

12 WHEREAS, Dr. Miller's career was dedicated to psychiatry; 

13she served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Cook 

14County Health & Hospital Systems (2019-2025) and as a 

15long-standing consultant psychiatrist at Provident Hospital 

16(2005-2025); she previously served Cook County as a staff 

17psychiatrist at Cermak Hospital (2016-2019) and held major 

18leadership positions, including medical director at Madden 

19Hospital (2010-2016) and clinical director at Jackson Park 

20Hospital's Friedell Clinic (2006-2013); she mentored future 

21physicians as an attending physician at Rush University and an 

22associate professor of psychiatry at Midwestern University, 

23and her work from inpatient and outpatient care to 

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1correctional, HIV/mental health, developmental, postpartum, 

2and emergency services reflected a lifelong commitment to 

3patients with complex needs; most recently, she helped open 

4the Cook County Health Bronzeville Health Center; and

5 WHEREAS, Dr. Miller was a devoted member of Carey 

6Tercentenary AME Ch