Full Text of HR1304 94th General Assembly
HR1304 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Eugene Roberson is celebrating his twelfth | 3 |
| anniversary as pastor of First Corinthian Missionary Baptist | 4 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, A native of Tutwiler, Mississippi, he entered into | 6 |
| the ministry in 1979; he was later elevated to Deacon, | 7 |
| Assistant to the late Pastor Peter Goadeaux, Jr., and was | 8 |
| ultimately named Shepherd of First Corinthian Missionary | 9 |
| Baptist Church in May of 1994; since that time, the church has | 10 |
| experienced tremendous growth, both in numbers and | 11 |
| spirituality; and
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| WHEREAS, Under his leadership, there have been several | 13 |
| notable accomplishments at First Corinthian, including the | 14 |
| installation of an elevator to assist those with disabilities, | 15 |
| the installation of a sound system, the purchase of church | 16 |
| vans, and the completion of a $2 million expansion project; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Roberson is a leader, preacher, teacher, | 18 |
| mentor, and advisor; his rapport with the young people and | 19 |
| African-American males created a new generation of members; | 20 |
| current membership is over 1,000 and continuing to rise; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been the recipient of several awards and | 22 |
| honors, including being the first African American in Lake | 23 |
| County to open a session of Congress; he was named the Most | 24 |
| Influential African American of Lake County; he has been the | 25 |
| recipient of resolutions by the House of Representatives, the | 26 |
| College of Lake County Harambee Award of Excellence, the | 27 |
| National Association of University Women Award, the Angel Drill | 28 |
| Team Award, the Key to the City of North Chicago, the Key to | 29 |
| the City of Florence, Alabama, and a Community Achievement | 30 |
| Award; and
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| WHEREAS, He is actively involved in his community as a | 2 |
| board member of numerous organizations, often serving in a | 3 |
| leadership capacity; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Roberson, who retired from teaching in 2002 | 5 |
| after 30 years of service, is married to Sister Geraldine | 6 |
| Herron Roberson; he is the father of three children, Kristian, | 7 |
| LaTonya, and Eugene II, and is the grandfather of six; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 |
| we congratulate Pastor Eugene Roberson on the occasion of his | 12 |
| twelfth anniversary as pastor of First Corinthian Missionary | 13 |
| Baptist Church; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Pastor Roberson as an expression of our esteem.
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