Full Text of HR0976 95th General Assembly
HR0976 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ephesians M.B. | 4 |
| Church pastor Reverend Norris Freeman Flannigan on the occasion | 5 |
| of his 70th birthday on February 17, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Norris Flannigan was born on February 17, | 7 |
| 1938; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Norris Flannigan accepted his call to the | 9 |
| ministry on January 26, 1976; he received his certificate for | 10 |
| ordination on April 22, 1976; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Norris Flannigan attended the Chicago | 12 |
| Baptist Institute under the teaching of the late Dr. J.P. | 13 |
| Gordon from 1977 until 1980; he attended school in Nashville, | 14 |
| Tennessee, where he was awarded a certificate for teaching from | 15 |
| the Sunday School Publishing Board; he was awarded his | 16 |
| certificate as an instructor for Christian education through | 17 |
| the Baptist State Congress; and he has taught, lectured, and | 18 |
| attended many workshops through the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1977, the Mount Olive Baptist Church of Loves | 20 |
| Park called Reverend Norris Flannigan to serve as pastor; he | 21 |
| served there until 1982; in September of 1982, he organized the |
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| Ephesians M.B. Church, where he serves to this day; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Norris Flannigan served as the President | 3 |
| of the Rockford Minister Fellowship for 6 years; he was the | 4 |
| President of the Gathering Place, a daycare center for senior | 5 |
| citizens, for 2 years; he served as the moderator for the | 6 |
| Rockford and Vicinity District Association from 1994 until | 7 |
| 1998; he also assisted in organizing the Neighborhood Watch | 8 |
| program for his community at his church; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Reverend Norris Flannigan has been the recipient | 10 |
| of many awards in recognition of his service to the community; | 11 |
| he was the recipient of the Unlimited Achievement Award on | 12 |
| November 20, 2006; and he received a reward from the Baptist | 13 |
| State Convention on February 22, 1997 for his many religious | 14 |
| works; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Norris Flannigan is married to Jessie; he | 16 |
| has 8 children and 19 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate Reverend Norris Freeman Flannigan on the occasion | 20 |
| of his 70th birthday; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Reverend Norris Flannigan as a symbol of our | 2 |
| esteem and respect.
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