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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Bishop Glaudis Lawrence, III who passed | ||||||
4 | away on March 30, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III was born on February 2, 1955 | ||||||
6 | in Chattanooga, Tennessee; his parents were Glaudis Lawrence, | ||||||
7 | II and Mary B. Green; and
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8 | WHEREAS, While dating his future wife, Glaudis Lawrence, | ||||||
9 | III went with her to an evening service at God's House of All | ||||||
10 | Nations, which started his long relationship with God; he | ||||||
11 | subsequently joined God's House of All Nation in Chicago, where | ||||||
12 | he was a faithful and loyal member for many years and was a | ||||||
13 | member of the church band; in 1978, Bishop Lawrence's | ||||||
14 | father-in-law started the ministry of God's House of Brotherly | ||||||
15 | Love Church, where he served for over 20 years in many | ||||||
16 | capacities, including president and member of the choir, Sunday | ||||||
17 | school teacher, and deacon; he was later ordained as a minister | ||||||
18 | and worked side-by-side with Bishop Howard and Mother Joyce | ||||||
19 | Abbey to spread the gospel and draw souls to the church; and
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20 | WHEREAS, After the passing of his father-in-law in December | ||||||
21 | of 1997, Glaudis Lawrence, III founded a new church, which was | ||||||
22 | renamed God's House of Brotherly Love Church 2; the church was |
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1 | opened for the first time on January 3, 1999 at its new | ||||||
2 | location on 425 Bohland Avenue in Bellwood, which was also the | ||||||
3 | home of Meca Elementary Christian School, which he co-founded | ||||||
4 | and served as the Chief Financial Officer; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III was a philanthropist and | ||||||
6 | humanitarian; he served the community by providing many | ||||||
7 | services, including classes on the biblical foundations of | ||||||
8 | Christ, supporting Tabatha's Shelter for Women and Children | ||||||
9 | with food and clothing, working with the Prison Ministry, | ||||||
10 | supporting the Children's Hunger Fund and Toys for Tots and | ||||||
11 | other local ministries, and various community initiatives; he | ||||||
12 | sponsored weekly bible study programs and family men and women | ||||||
13 | conferences each year; he also spent countless hours | ||||||
14 | volunteering and coaching boys' basketball and the Pop Warner | ||||||
15 | football in Maywood for many years; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III was employed as a successful | ||||||
17 | independent contractor; he was the founder and owner of G & G | ||||||
18 | Builders; his craftsmanship lead him to become a foreman for | ||||||
19 | many building and renovation projects in the Chicagoland and | ||||||
20 | Suburban areas, such as the development project for God's House | ||||||
21 | of Brotherly Love Church in Maywood and Living Word Christian | ||||||
22 | Center in Forest Park; and
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23 | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III was preceded in death by his |
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1 | parents; his stepfather, Charles Green, Sr.; and his brother, | ||||||
2 | Charles D. Green, Jr.; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III is survived by his loving | ||||||
4 | wife of 39 years, Pastor Pamela J. Lawrence; his children, | ||||||
5 | Pastor Gaylena (Pastor Superbreed) White, Pastor Glennetta | ||||||
6 | (Elder Ken) Crowder, Glaudis Lawrence, IV, and TaDarrius | ||||||
7 | Douglas; his grandchildren, Jayden Lawrence-White, Judah | ||||||
8 | Crowder, Glaudis Lawrence, V, Jaydah Lawrence, and Chase | ||||||
9 | Lawrence; his sister, Minister LaRita (Elder Larry) | ||||||
10 | Washington; his brothers, Michael (Valery) Lawrence, Sr. and | ||||||
11 | Roderick (Angeleada) Green; his 5 grandchildren; his many | ||||||
12 | nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; his God's | ||||||
13 | House of Brotherly Love Church 2 and Meca Elementary Christian | ||||||
14 | School family; and his many other relatives and friends; | ||||||
15 | therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
18 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Bishop Glaudis | ||||||
19 | Lawrence, III; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Glaudis Lawrence, III as an | ||||||
22 | expression of our sympathy.
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