Full Text of HR0263 94th General Assembly
HR0263 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Mack Rossie Lemons of East St. Louis | 3 |
| celebrates his golden anniversary and retirement on April 10, | 4 |
| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Lemons is seventy-eight years old, has | 6 |
| preached for 69 years, and has served as Pastor of Pilgrim | 7 |
| Missionary Baptist Church for 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, On April 4, 1927, Mack Rossie was born to Dewitt | 9 |
| and Azzie Lemons; on April 2, 1936, when he was 9 years old, he | 10 |
| accepted his call into the ministry; he pastored and built his | 11 |
| first church at the age of 16; and
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| WHEREAS, On March 23, 1955, Rev. Lemons became | 13 |
| Under-Shepherd and Teacher for Pilgrim Missionary Baptist | 14 |
| Church in East St. Louis; and
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Lemons is not only a pastor but a servant in | 16 |
| his community; he has helped to facilitate the welfare of | 17 |
| residents, excellent business and employment opportunities, | 18 |
| and quality education in East St. Louis Public Schools where he | 19 |
| taught and administered a Chapter 2 Program; he was | 20 |
| instrumental in acquiring civil rights for all people; he also | 21 |
| served as moderator, president, and teacher for New Salem | 22 |
| District Association, an association of over 40 area churches; | 23 |
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Lemons is a great encourager, loves people, | 25 |
| and accumulates children wherever he walks, no matter what race | 26 |
| or color; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 28 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 29 |
| we congratulate Rev. Lemons on the occasion of his 50th |
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| anniversary as Pastor of Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in | 2 |
| East St. Louis, we thank him for his service to the community, | 3 |
| and we wish him all the best in his retirement; and be it | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to Rev. Lemons as an expression of our admiration and | 7 |
| esteem.
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