Cheryl Miller is a hero who never wanted to be a hero. She just wanted to be a mom. Thank you Secretary Ray LaHood for telling her story.
From Secretary LaHood's post:
How difficult is it to get a road-sign posted to memorialize the victim of a distracted driver?
Well, it turns out that, unless the driver was drunk, it's impossible. Unless you want to fight a heroic battle to change Illinois' Roadside Memorial Act.
And that is exactly what Cheryl Miller has been doing for over a year.
By telling her story everywhere she could, from Facebook to blogs and even to the Oprah Winfrey Show, Cheryl succeeded in building a network of Illinoisans to press their State Senators to keep Senate Bill 3803 moving through the Senate and--finally--to vote for it.
And, yes, last week the Illinois Senate passed SB 3803 unanimously.
Now, however, her fight must continue, and she will have to rally those same supporters to reach out to their State Representatives. Without a rest, Cheryl will get back to work urging people to asking theirlegislators to back Illinois House Sponsor Sid Mathias and keep that bill moving forward.
As Cheryl says, "I want to thank Jim Dodge of State Senator John Cullerton's office for his help, but now it's time to get back to work to keep this moving on the other side."
Click here to read on. And let's send all our thoughts, energy and noise to Illinois to get that sign for Adam.
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