Full Text of SR0896 100th 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 Rev. Janie A. Long of Wonder Lake, who | 4 | | passed away on August 31, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Janie was born in Lexington, Alabama to | 6 | | Nathan M. and Virgie Estelle (Chandler) Thornton on March 29, | 7 | | 1946; one of 14 children, she was raised on a farm outside of | 8 | | Lexington; she married John Alan Carter on June 10, 2006; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Janie was a longtime resident of Wonder Lake | 10 | | and was pastor of the Wonder Lake Pentecostal Church of God; | 11 | | she proudly founded and operated the Wonder Lake Church of God | 12 | | Food Pantry; she was active in her ministry in area nursing | 13 | | homes, as well as TV ministry on cable and on the Internet, | 14 | | primarily with her YouTube broadcasts; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Janie was preceded in death by her parents; | 16 | | her husband, John; her sisters, Helen (the late Arlon) Stamps | 17 | | and Dora (the late Marvin) Clemmons; her brothers, Kenneth (the | 18 | | late Addie) Gray, John D. Thornton, Oscar Thornton, G.W. (the | 19 | | late Jewel) Thornton, Bobby Thornton, and Robert Thornton; and | 20 | | her sister-in-law-, Janice Carter; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Janie is survived by her sisters, Lillie (the |
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| 1 | | late Kenneth) Crosswhite and Katherine (Donnie) Roach; her | 2 | | brothers, James (the late Ora) Thornton, Neal (Milline) | 3 | | Thornton, and Richard (Shirley) Thornton; her loving nieces and | 4 | | nephews; her special friend, Allen Scott; her daughter, Thresa | 5 | | (Chris) Wait; and her grandson, Scott Priebe; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Rev. Janie A. Long, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 9 | | family, friends, and those who knew and loved her; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Rev. Janie as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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