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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred Winters devoted his life to preaching |
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| the word of God and through the teachings of Jesus Christ |
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| promoted a life of grace, salvation, kindness to others, and |
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| forgiveness; and
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| WHEREAS, On the morning of Sunday, March 8, 2009 Pastor |
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| Fred was suddenly taken from his family and his congregation in |
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| a tragic act of violence; and
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| WHEREAS, Fred Winters was born December 4, 1963, in Kansas |
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| City, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Raytown South High School in |
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| 1982; he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from |
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| Southwest Baptist University in 1985, received his Master's |
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| degree in Systematic Theology and Church History from Wheaton |
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| Graduate School in 1986, and a Master's of Divinity from |
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| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1991; he went on to |
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| earn a Doctorate from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred Winters had served as pastor of the |
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| First Baptist Church of Maryville since 1987; the church began |
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| with a congregation of 32 members and today has over 1,200 |
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| people in attendance over the course of four weekend services; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred and Cindy Lee (Jackson) met in the |
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| summer of 1984 and were married September 7, 1987 and were the |
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| proud and loving parents of two children: Alysia Grace and |
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| Cassidy Hope; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred is the former president of the |
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| Illinois Baptist State Association and an adjunct professor for |
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| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Jack |
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| Bailey Winters; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred Winters is survived by his wife, |
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| Cindy; his daughters, Alysia Grace and Cassidy Hope; his |
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| mother, Jacqueline; his brothers, Karl (Ramona), Joe (Mary), |
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| Zach (Karen), Andrew, and John; his sister, Anna (Jim) |
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| Sublette; and his grandfather, Dr. Harlan Hannon; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, with heavy |
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| hearts, the passing of Pastor Fred Winters and offer our |
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| sincerest condolences to his family, his congregation, and all |