Full Text of SR1150 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Apostle Richard D. Henton of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on October 22, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton was born on August 23, 1939; he was | 6 | | called to preach at the age of 14 and ordained at the age of 16; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton founded Monument of Faith Church on | 9 | | South Racine in 1964; in 1971, the location on South Chappel | 10 | | was purchased; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1977, 250 members of the Voice Choir ministered | 12 | | at the inaugural ceremony in Washington, D.C.; as of 1993, the | 13 | | television ministry had expanded to over 633 TV stations; in | 14 | | 1994, a city-wide breakthrough crusade was held at the | 15 | | University of Illinois - Chicago Pavilion, with over 10,000 in | 16 | | attendance; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton's church moved into its present | 18 | | location on South Columbus in 1998; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton has 3 Doctorate of Divinity | 20 | | Degrees; he has been the recipient of numerous certificates of |
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| 1 | | merit, recipient of the N'DIGO Foundation Recipient of N'Faith | 2 | | Award, and recipient of the Luminary Senior Citizen Hall of | 3 | | Faith Award, presented by former Mayor Richard M. Daley; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Apostle Henton and his wife, Helen, had 6 | 5 | | children, the late Timothy, the late Phillip, Mark, John, | 6 | | Amelia, and Melody; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Apostle Richard D. Henton, and extend our sincere condolences | 10 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Apostle Henton as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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