Illinois SR 545: MEMORIAL-JOY ERLICHMAN MILLER

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SR0545LRB104 16826 ECR 30235 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Joy Erlichman Miller of Nokomis, 

4Florida, who passed away on December 6, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Joy Erlichman Miller was born to Harry and Dee 

6(Kahn) Erlichman in Peoria on December 8, 1950; she attended 

7Richwoods High School; she studied education at Southern 

8Illinois University, and she received her Master of Arts in 

9Counseling from Bradley University; she later received her 

10Ph.D. with research focused on coping strategies of female 

11holocaust survivors from Walden University; she married John 

12Miller on October 17, 1976; and

13 WHEREAS, Joy Erlichman Miller taught at St. Philomena 

14School and in Illini Bluffs School District #327, where she 

15also became a school counselor; she practiced as a licensed 

16clinical professional counselor and as a certified master 

17addictions counsel for nearly 50 years, including opening her 

18own practice, Joy Miller & Associates; after retiring from 

19seeing clients, she founded Resiliency Productions, where she 

20hosted the annual Resiliency and Happiness conference; she 

21also served as a faculty member at Walden University and later 

22at Bradley University; and

SR0545- 2 -LRB104 16826 ECR 30235 r

1 WHEREAS; Joy Erlichman Miller wrote eight books focusing 

2on relationships, women's issues, and holocaust studies; she 

3hosted a weekly radio show and later a weekly mental health 

4television segment that ran for 25 years on WMBD and WEEK-TV; 

5and

6 WHEREAS, Joy Erlichman Miller created the Peoria Holocaust 

7Memorial, and she chaired the Button Project, which collected 

811 million buttons to honor the 11