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REGULAR MEETING June 10, 2019
<br /> years, all twenty-four (24) beds were filled and we actually had a waiting list. The last time I
<br /> checked, the admission was three hundred and forty (340) admissions to the Robert Miller
<br /> Veteran's Center. That is running at about seventy-four to seventy-six percent(74% - 76%). That
<br /> is temporary housing. They can't stay there more than twenty-four (24) months at the most. It is
<br /> temporary housing and we were successful in getting at least seventy-six percent (76%) into
<br /> permanent housing when they left there, as well as part-time or full-time work, and so forth. A
<br /> couple individuals here had the opportunity to stay there. So, that is an additional part of the
<br /> resolution. Robert was more creative than Ed and I could handle, and that's all I can say. His mind
<br /> was great, and he came up with more activities and events than we could possibly handle. It was
<br /> great. To see his sharp mind was just something to behold because he kept coming up with idea
<br /> after idea.
<br /> Bob Miller Junior, 204 South Main Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I just want to add one(1)thing,
<br /> and that is how much he loved this City. He lived here for eighty(80) years. Once he got here,he
<br /> never moved. He came up from Indianapolis to play football at Notre Dame and from the first(1St)
<br /> person he met, who happened to be the Methodist preacher because his mother was a little
<br /> concerned about him attending this University of Notre Dame, different age, but from that first
<br /> (1St)person he met, to the last person he saw,he loved South Bend.
<br /> Aladean DeRose, 1421 East Washington Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm an attorney in South
<br /> Bend and I am also a friend of the Miller family. I've attended three (3) memorial services for
<br /> Judge Miller and in all of these services, I've learned something I didn't know about him, each
<br /> more astounding than the other. What you all don't know,probably, is that he was an inventor. He
<br /> worked hard and in the last ten (10) years of his life, between ages eighty-eight (88) and ninety-
<br /> eight(98),he's probably accomplished more in his legal career than any of us who have practiced
<br /> over forty(40) years. He was a remarkable man. He was a family man and devoted to his children,
<br /> to the community and the practice of law. He was a Judge, a Renaissance Man and an Inventor.
<br /> When we saw those in need,he met their need personally if no one else did. He is just remarkable.
<br /> It was my privilege and pleasure to know him.
<br /> Councilmember Sharon L. McBride stated,Thank you,Councilmember Teshka,for bringing forth
<br /> this resolution. And, to the family, thank you for being here. What an honor for us to have this
<br /> resolution be passed. Congratulations to the family and to the veterans, thank you for coming and
<br /> sharing this day with us. His legacy will continue to live on in South Bend. I remember going and
<br /> taking a tour of the homeless clinic for the veterans and what a great partnership and building that
<br /> he started. I want to see and know that everything he left behind will continue to move forward,
<br /> through his family and through his community. So, I honor him today and am glad this is before
<br /> us today. Thank you.
<br /> Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, Thank you, Councilmember Teshka. This is an excellent
<br /> resolution and I'm happy to support it. You've tucked in so many nice thoughts and sentiments
<br /> and it truly is an honor to his service and also his testimony to how he impacted your life directly.
<br /> Anytime Aladean DeRose comes up and gives that type of resounding support, we know, as an
<br /> entire community, we can all get behind this. I want to thank the service members here today and
<br /> those who also support the very important work of Miller's Vets. I thank you for your past service,
<br /> your current service and your future service. We appreciate it, on behalf of the City.
<br /> Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis stated, It's truly an honor to be voting for this resolution. I would
<br /> like to thank all the Miller Vets and the family. We are blessed you are here. When I hear of
<br /> somebody who got the purple star, the bronze star, all those kinds of things, it's just amazing
<br /> bravery. The word I look at is the word influence. His influence lives forever and will live forever.
<br /> Power can fade. People can vote you out, people move forward, but influence never fades.
<br /> Influence, in fact, over time it gets stronger. It gets stronger as we look at his life and look at his
<br /> legacy and everything he has done all his life. It will be continued through his son, his
<br /> grandchildren, each one (1) of you and all of us are a part of him. And so, it has been a blessing
<br /> and an honor to see his work and to be a part of that. It teaches us to leave our cities better than
<br /> when we first (1St) came. I think that is what he has done in all of our lives. So, it's truly an honor
<br /> and I'm glad you brought this resolution to us. I look forward to supporting it.
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