Full Text of HR0091 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Bishop | 4 | | Frank M. Munsey of Munster, Indiana, who passed away on | 5 | | February 5, 2011; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was born on August 11, 1930; | 7 | | his parents were Frank and Eva Munsey of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was the founder and Pastor | 9 | | Emeritus of Family Christian Center (FCC), a mega-church of | 10 | | more than 17,000 in Munster, Indiana, having founded the church | 11 | | in 1953; he remained at FCC until 1985, when his son, the | 12 | | Reverend Steve Munsey, assumed charge of the church; the FCC is | 13 | | known for sermons that fuse the Gospels with high-tech | 14 | | theatrics and its diverse outreach programs; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of and following the example | 16 | | of Bishop Frank Munsey, the Family Christian Center has | 17 | | distributed five million tons of food to local families; the | 18 | | church's hospital ministry sends chaplains to 23 local | 19 | | hospitals; five Correctional Facilities within the Northwest | 20 | | Indiana-Chicagoland area receive hope for a new life through | 21 | | FCC's prison ministry; FCC also provides spiritual and | 22 | | financial help to missionaries in more than 10 countries, |
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| 1 | | supporting orphanages, schools, and churches through world | 2 | | missions; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, In 1985, Bishop Frank Munsey left pastoral care | 4 | | and focused on world missions; he ministered in 105 countries | 5 | | before settling in Sofia, Bulgaria, where, in 1992, he and his | 6 | | wife began the American English Academy, a school that provides | 7 | | excellence in education under a Christian banner in a largely | 8 | | un-churched nation; the academy's 175 students hail from 31 | 9 | | countries; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents and his siblings, Kenneth Munsey and Frances Munsey; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Frank Munsey is survived by his wife of | 14 | | nearly 60 years, Ruth (nee McConley); his brother, Darrel | 15 | | Munsey (Carolyn); his children, Stephan K. Munsey (Melodye), | 16 | | Joe D. Munsey (Robin), Phillip M. Munsey (Jeannie), and Sheila | 17 | | R. Munsey Gerald (Kevin; his 9 grandchildren; his 10 | 18 | | great-grandchildren; and his many sisters and brothers-in-law, | 19 | | nieces and nephews, friends, and colleagues; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
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| 1 | | Bishop Frank M. Munsey; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Bishop Frank Munsey as an expression | 4 | | of our sympathy.
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