Full Text of SR0086 97th 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
Bishop Frank M. Munsey of Munster, | 4 | | Indiana, who passed away on February 5, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was born on August 11, 1930; | 6 | | his parents were Frank and Eva Munsey of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was the founder and Pastor | 8 | | Emeritus of Family Christian Center (FCC), a mega-church of | 9 | | more than 17,000 in Munster, Indiana, having founded the church | 10 | | in 1953; he remained at FCC until 1985, when his son, the | 11 | | Reverend Steve Munsey, assumed charge of the church; the FCC is | 12 | | known for sermons that fuse the Gospels with high-tech | 13 | | theatrics and its diverse outreach programs; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of and following the example | 15 | | of Bishop Frank Munsey, the Family Christian Center has | 16 | | distributed five million tons of food to local families; the | 17 | | church's hospital ministry sends chaplains to 23 local | 18 | | hospitals; five Correctional Facilities within the Northwest | 19 | | Indiana-Chicagoland area receive hope for a new life through | 20 | | FCC's prison ministry; FCC also provides spiritual and | 21 | | financial help to missionaries in more than 10 countries, | 22 | | supporting orphanages, schools, and churches through world |
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| 1 | | missions; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1985, Bishop Frank Munsey left pastoral care | 3 | | and focused on world missions; he ministered in 105 countries | 4 | | before settling in Sofia, Bulgaria, where, in 1992, he and his | 5 | | wife began the American English Academy, a school that provides | 6 | | excellence in education under a Christian banner in a largely | 7 | | un-churched nation; the academy's 175 students hail from 31 | 8 | | countries; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was preceded in death by his | 10 | | parents and his siblings, Kenneth Munsey and Frances Munsey; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey is survived by his wife of | 13 | | nearly 60 years, Ruth (nee McConley); his brother, Darrel | 14 | | Munsey (Carolyn); his children, Stephan K. Munsey (Melodye), | 15 | | Joe D. Munsey (Robin), Phillip M. Munsey (Jeannie), and Sheila | 16 | | R. Munsey Gerald (Kevin); his 9 grandchildren; his 10 | 17 | | great-grandchildren; and his many sisters and brothers-in-law, | 18 | | nieces and nephews, friends, and colleagues; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of Bishop Frank M. Munsey; | 22 | | and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Bishop Frank Munsey as an expression | 3 | | of our sympathy.
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