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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Rev. Fredrick E. Wilson | ||||||
| 4 | Sr. on the occasion of his retirement and recognize his | ||||||
| 5 | distinguished career as a minister; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson was born and raised in East St.
Louis; | ||||||
| 7 | he attended East St. Louis public schools and graduated in
June | ||||||
| 8 | of 1966 from East St. Louis Senior High School, where he served | ||||||
| 9 | as class president; he
further matriculated at Southern | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois University, graduating with honors with
a major in | ||||||
| 11 | speech communication and a minor in philosophy; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson managed P. N. Hirsch in East St.
Louis | ||||||
| 13 | and Dollar General department stores, where he employed many | ||||||
| 14 | adults
and gave countless youths their first job; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson served the East St. Louis community
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| 16 | well as president of the East St. Louis Downtowners | ||||||
| 17 | Association, secretary of
the East St. Louis Chamber of | ||||||
| 18 | Commerce, and served as a board member of
East St. Louis School | ||||||
| 19 | District #189 for six years; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson was called to the ministry in 1976 at | ||||||
| 21 | Macedonia Alliance in East St. Louis; his first pastoral | ||||||
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| 1 | assignment was in 1979 at St. John Missionary Baptist
Church in | ||||||
| 2 | Centreville; in 1982, he became pastor of his childhood
church, | ||||||
| 3 | Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in East St. Louis, where | ||||||
| 4 | he served as
pastor for 16 years; in 1996, he organized the
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| 5 | Greater Faith Christian Church in Centreville; he currently | ||||||
| 6 | serves as senior pastor of the Greater New Mt. Eagle Missionary
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| 7 | Baptist Church in Chicago; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, In April of 2007, the
Fredrick E. Wilson Sr. | ||||||
| 9 | Christian Education School was named in Rev. Wilson's honor; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Rev. Wilson served as Baptist Youth Fellowship
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| 12 | Director, Director General, and Congress President in the | ||||||
| 13 | oldest Baptist District
Association in America, the Wood River | ||||||
| 14 | Baptist District Association; he
currently serves as 1st Vice | ||||||
| 15 | President of the Greater New Era District Congress of
Christian | ||||||
| 16 | Education; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, For 41 years, Rev. Wilson has spread the Gospel | ||||||
| 18 | and carried out the Great Commission as a gifted
organist, | ||||||
| 19 | pianist, musical director, and an outstanding vocalist; | ||||||
| 20 | therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 22 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
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| 1 | congratulate Rev. Fredrick E. Wilson Sr. on his retirement and | ||||||
| 2 | recognize his distinguished career as a minister, and we wish | ||||||
| 3 | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to Rev. Wilson as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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