Full Text of SR1072 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Bishop Glaudis Lawrence, III who passed | 4 | | away on March 30, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III was born on February 2, 1955 | 6 | | in Chattanooga, Tennessee; his parents were Glaudis Lawrence, | 7 | | II and Mary B. Green; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, While dating his future wife, Glaudis Lawrence, | 9 | | III went with her to an evening service at God's House of All | 10 | | Nations, which started his long relationship with God; he | 11 | | subsequently joined God's House of All Nation in Chicago, where | 12 | | he was a faithful and loyal member for many years and was a | 13 | | member of the church band; in 1978, Bishop Lawrence's | 14 | | father-in-law started the ministry of God's House of Brotherly | 15 | | Love Church, where he served for over 20 years in many | 16 | | capacities, including president and member of the choir, Sunday | 17 | | school teacher, and deacon; he was later ordained as a minister | 18 | | and worked side-by-side with Bishop Howard and Mother Joyce | 19 | | Abbey to spread the gospel and draw souls to the church; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, After the passing of his father-in-law in December | 21 | | of 1997, Glaudis Lawrence, III founded a new church, which was | 22 | | renamed God's House of Brotherly Love Church 2; the church was |
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| 1 | | opened for the first time on January 3, 1999 at its new | 2 | | location on 425 Bohland Avenue in Bellwood, which was also the | 3 | | home of Meca Elementary Christian School, which he co-founded | 4 | | and served as the Chief Financial Officer; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III was a philanthropist and | 6 | | humanitarian; he served the community by providing many | 7 | | services, including classes on the biblical foundations of | 8 | | Christ, supporting Tabatha's Shelter for Women and Children | 9 | | with food and clothing, working with the Prison Ministry, | 10 | | supporting the Children's Hunger Fund and Toys for Tots and | 11 | | other local ministries, and various community initiatives; he | 12 | | sponsored weekly bible study programs and family men and women | 13 | | conferences each year; he also spent countless hours | 14 | | volunteering and coaching boys' basketball and the Pop Warner | 15 | | football in Maywood for many years; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III was employed as a successful | 17 | | independent contractor; he was the founder and owner of G & G | 18 | | Builders; his craftsmanship lead him to become a foreman for | 19 | | many building and renovation projects in the Chicagoland and | 20 | | Suburban areas, such as the development project for God's House | 21 | | of Brotherly Love Church in Maywood and Living Word Christian | 22 | | Center in Forest Park; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his stepfather, Charles Green, Sr.; and his brother, | 2 | | Charles D. Green, Jr.; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Glaudis Lawrence, III is survived by his loving | 4 | | wife of 39 years, Pastor Pamela J. Lawrence; his children, | 5 | | Pastor Gaylena (Pastor Superbreed) White, Pastor Glennetta | 6 | | (Elder Ken) Crowder, Glaudis Lawrence, IV, and TaDarrius | 7 | | Douglas; his grandchildren, Jayden Lawrence-White, Judah | 8 | | Crowder, Glaudis Lawrence, V, Jaydah Lawrence, and Chase | 9 | | Lawrence; his sister, Minister LaRita (Elder Larry) | 10 | | Washington; his brothers, Michael (Valery) Lawrence, Sr. and | 11 | | Roderick (Angeleada) Green; his 5 grandchildren; his many | 12 | | nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; his God's | 13 | | House of Brotherly Love Church 2 and Meca Elementary Christian | 14 | | School family; and his many other relatives and friends; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 18 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Bishop Glaudis | 19 | | Lawrence, III; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Glaudis Lawrence, III as an | 22 | | expression of our sympathy.
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