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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Pastor Wendell E. Day Sr., who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on May 18, 2024; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Pastor Day was born to Robert E. Day Sr. and | ||||||
| 6 | Patria Coe Day-Thomas on July 2, 1942; he was raised in | ||||||
| 7 | Springfield; he served in the U.S. Navy for four years; he | ||||||
| 8 | married Diane Galbreath; he attended Lincoln Land Community | ||||||
| 9 | College and Sangamon State University; he received his | ||||||
| 10 | minister's license in 1974; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Pastor Day worked as a supervisor and recruiter | ||||||
| 12 | for R.C. Cola; he also worked at Southeast High School, where | ||||||
| 13 | he improved student attendance through engagement strategies; | ||||||
| 14 | he then served as an auditor at General Motors Acceptance | ||||||
| 15 | Corporation before retiring in 1994; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Pastor Day committed to his faith in 1967; he was | ||||||
| 17 | ordained as a church elder in 1982; he established the Miracle | ||||||
| 18 | Temple Church of God in Christ on November 4, 1984, serving as | ||||||
| 19 | its pastor until his passing; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Pastor Day was district superintendent of the | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Central Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction for 20 years; he | ||||||
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| 1 | also served as an administrative assistant to the late Bishop | ||||||
| 2 | Juan Morrison Sr.; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Pastor Day was regarded as the patriarch of the | ||||||
| 4 | Day family, and he loved organizing family reunions, Christmas | ||||||
| 5 | celebrations, and birthday gatherings; he enjoyed fishing, | ||||||
| 6 | track and field, and music; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Pastor Day offered humor and kindness to everyone | ||||||
| 8 | he met; he will be remembered for his legacy of unwavering | ||||||
| 9 | love, the hearts he touched, and the friendships he formed; | ||||||
| 10 | and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Pastor Day was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 12 | and his siblings, Gloria Day Casey, Patrick Day, Dorothy | ||||||
| 13 | Jones, Patricia Hughes, and Robert Day; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Pastor Day is survived by his wife, Diane Day; | ||||||
| 15 | his sons, Wendell (Amy) Day Jr., Bryan (Sikiesha) Day, and | ||||||
| 16 | Bradley Day; his daughter, Apryl Day; nine grandchildren; five | ||||||
| 17 | great-grandchildren; his brothers, John Day, Louis Day, Harlan | ||||||
| 18 | Day, and Fred Day; his sister, Norma Graham; and a host of | ||||||
| 19 | family and friends; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
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| 1 | Pastor Wendell E. Day Sr. and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 2 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 3 | it further | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to the family of Pastor Day as an expression of our | ||||||
| 6 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||