Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by the
Chair (the Lord Mayor) –
It is resolved that:
(A)
Council
note:
(i)
Phyllis
Miller was born on 23 March 1926 in Redfern, and sadly passed away on 6 January
2023;
(ii)
Phyllis
lived in Surry Hills from the time of her birth until she was moved into care
in 2020;
(iii)
Phyllis
was made a life member of the Labor Party along with her husband Fred Miller,
sister Barbara Devine and her brother-in-law, Len Devine;
(iv)
Phyllis
was a great support and was always at her husband’s side throughout his
political career, when he was an Alderman on the City Council and following
this, as the Member for Bligh in the NSW Parliament;
(v)
Phyllis
along with her sister and husband were delegates for the State Electoral
Council for Phillip (now Sydney) and was also a delegate for the Federal
Electoral Council for East Sydney (now Sydney);
(vi)
Phyllis
volunteered at the Surry Hills Meals on Wheels service working in the kitchen;
and
(vii)
Phyllis,
along with Fred, did all this whilst bringing up their four daughters Barbara,
Lorraine, Kerry and Deborah, in a loving tight knit family home;
(B)
the
Lord Mayor be requested to write to Phyllis Miller’s family expressing the
Council’s condolences; and
(C)
all persons
attending this meeting of Council observe one minute's silence to commemorate Phyllis’ life.
Carried unanimously.
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