Full Text of HR1509 95th General Assembly
HR1509 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 honor Bishop William Haven | 4 |
| Bonner for his work in the community; and
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| WHEREAS, Bishop William Bonner earned his Theological | 6 |
| Graduate degree from the Moody Bible Institute and his honorary | 7 |
| Doctor of Divinity degree from Trinity Hall College; and
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| WHEREAS, Bishop William Bonner has had a long and | 9 |
| distinguished career in ministry; he served as Junior Pastor of | 10 |
| the Hill Street Church of God in Christ in Waukegan; he served | 11 |
| in the pastorate under Bishop Cain Scott, Bishop William | 12 |
| Roberts, and Bishop Louis Henry Ford; he is also the founder | 13 |
| and pastor of the Greater Mount Olive Church of God in Christ | 14 |
| in Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, Bishop William Bonner has served as the Bishop of | 16 |
| the Sixth Jurisdiction of Illinois for the last 26 years; he | 17 |
| serves as the Chairman of the Budgetary Committee of the Board | 18 |
| of Bishops of the Church of God in Christ and is the present | 19 |
| Senior Bishop of the Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa | 20 |
| Jurisdiction; he is also a former chairman and member of the | 21 |
| Budgetary Committee of the Boards of Bishops and a former | 22 |
| Co-Chairman of Finance for the Church of God in Christ, Inc.; |
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| WHEREAS, Bishop William Bonner has devoted much of his time | 3 |
| and energy to numerous causes in his community; he serves as | 4 |
| Chairman of the Board of Mary's Mission, Inc., an organization | 5 |
| devoted to housing the homeless, and the Bonner Foundation for | 6 |
| Community Enhancement; he is involved with a weekly television | 7 |
| and radio ministry throughout the Chicago area; he championed | 8 |
| the Greater Mount Olive Prison Ministry; through the Greater | 9 |
| Mount Olive Church of God in Christ, a State-authorized food | 10 |
| disbursement facility, he has been a regular provider of food, | 11 |
| clothing, and shelter to the homeless in Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, Bishop William Bonner has been the recipient of | 13 |
| numerous awards in recognition of his community service, | 14 |
| including the Religious Workers Guild Award, the Lewis | 15 |
| University Outstanding Citizen Award, the Henton Academy | 16 |
| Outreach Excellence Award, the Arthur Lockhart Resource | 17 |
| Institute Humanitarian Award, and J.O. Patterson Mayor's Staff | 18 |
| Aide de Camp, and Marie Wilkinson's Black Leadership Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Bishop William Bonner and his loving wife of 61 | 20 |
| years, Mother Dorothy Mae Bonner, have four children, Enyess | 21 |
| Allen (Bishop Edgar Allen, Jr.), Willie Etta Wright (Elder | 22 |
| Augustus Wright), Dorothy Jones (Elder Gregory Jones), and | 23 |
| Charles Bonner (deceased); and |
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| WHEREAS, Bishop William Bonner's dedication to those in | 2 |
| need and his unyielding piety and inner strength are worthy of | 3 |
| the greatest respect; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| honor Bishop William Haven Bonner for his work in the community | 7 |
| and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | 8 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Bishop William Haven Bonner as a symbol of our | 11 |
| esteem and respect.
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