Full Text of SR0067 99th 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 Pastor Arthur J. Guyton, Sr. of Peoria, | 4 | | who passed away on January 12, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. was born on April 8, 1936 in | 6 | | Blytheville, Arkansas; his parents were Marshell and Fannie | 7 | | (nee Clark) Guyton; he attended school in Blytheville, | 8 | | Arkansas; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. graduated from the Walther | 10 | | Theological Seminary and attended branch extension classes in | 11 | | Monroe, Louisiana, where he earned several degrees; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. retired from Caterpillar Inc. | 13 | | in Morton after 34 years of dedicated service; he also served | 14 | | in the jail ministry for 40 years and was the founder of | 15 | | Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, serving as pastor there for | 16 | | 16 years until his health failed; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. held many positions with the | 18 | | Baptist Ministerial Alliance; he was a member of the Baptist | 19 | | Ministerial Alliance board and many other boards; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. loved helping people, family |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents; 3 brothers; and 4 sisters; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. is survived by his wife of 58 | 5 | | years, Lena (nee Ferguson) Guyton; 3 sons, Arthur (Georgetta) | 6 | | Guyton, Jr., Carey L. Guyton, and Stephen D. (Denise) Guyton; 3 | 7 | | daughters, Margaret J. Guyton, Marnette Riley, and Lori T. | 8 | | (Pastor Harold, Jr.) Dawson; 4 brothers, Johnny (Lois) Guyton, | 9 | | Willie (Willie B.) Guyton, Dave (Emma) Guyton, and Thurmond | 10 | | Guyton; 5 sisters, Verlean Johnson, Bobbie Posey, Pauline | 11 | | Dodson, Mary Logan, and Thedosia Guyton; 21 grandchildren; 29 | 12 | | great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; 5 godchildren; | 13 | | and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Pastor Arthur J. | 18 | | Guyton, Sr.; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Arthur Guyton, Sr. as an expression | 21 | | of our sympathy.
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