Full Text of HR0292 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Bishop Horace E. Smith, | 4 | | M.D. on the occasion of his 35th anniversary with Apostolic | 5 | | Faith Church; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Smith was born and raised on the South Side | 7 | | of Chicago; he graduated from Lindblom High School and received | 8 | | his Bachelor of Science from Chicago State University in 1971 | 9 | | and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Illinois | 10 | | Medical Center in 1975; he completed his Pediatric Residency | 11 | | with the University of Illinois Hospital in 1978 and his | 12 | | Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology with the | 13 | | Children's Memorial Hospital at Northwestern University in | 14 | | 1980; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, On March 28, 1980, Bishop Smith became Pastor of | 16 | | the Apostolic Faith Church; under his leadership, the | 17 | | congregation has grown from 200 members to 7,000; each year his | 18 | | ministry provides assistance by way of food and supplies to | 19 | | over 4,000 homeless families around
the Chicago area, a | 20 | | scholarship program that grants more than $100,000 each year, | 21 | | visitations to nursing homes,
outreach to correctional | 22 | | facilities, and a JobSource program, which to date has assisted | 23 | | more than 1,000
individuals in obtaining employment; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In August of 2004, Bishop Smith was elevated to | 2 | | the office of Presiding Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of
| 3 | | the World, Inc.; the P.A.W. has over 1.5 million members | 4 | | worldwide, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and
| 5 | | New Zealand; his humanitarian endeavors reach beyond the shores | 6 | | of the United States to support missions in all
parts of Africa | 7 | | through his partnership with World Vision USA, where he serves | 8 | | as a board member; under his leadership, Apostolic Faith Church | 9 | | provides resources for the drilling of wells and they provide | 10 | | food, clothing, education, medical assistance, and other goods | 11 | | and services; over 2,000 children have been sponsored by the | 12 | | church through World Vision USA; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Smith has served as Director of the | 14 | | Comprehensive Sickle Cell/Thalassemia Program at Children's | 15 | | Memorial Hospital for over 20 years; he is an Assistant | 16 | | Professor of Pediatrics at the Northwestern Feinberg School of | 17 | | Medicine and is recognized world-wide as an outstanding | 18 | | pediatrician; he has been honored by numerous organizations, | 19 | | including the Children's Miracle Network, and
has been featured | 20 | | in local and national newspapers, magazines, and on television; | 21 | | he currently serves on the boards of
the historic Wabash YMCA, | 22 | | the Family Institute at Northwestern University, and the | 23 | | University of Chicago Cancer
Research Center-Community Health | 24 | | Advisory Board; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Smith has been happily married to Susan | 2 | | (nee Davenport) since 1976; they have 3 daughters, Lauren | 3 | | (Brian) Elrod,
Rachel (Courtney) Horton, and Emily (Patrick) | 4 | | Green and 4
grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | congratulate Bishop Horace E. Smith, M.D. on his 35th | 8 | | anniversary with Apostolic Faith Church and wish him many more | 9 | | wonderful years; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Bishop Smith as an expression of our esteem and | 12 | | respect.
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