Full Text of SR1051 103rd General Assembly
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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. |
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