Full Text of HR0620 96th General Assembly
HR0620 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rev. Dr. Napoleon | 4 |
| Davis on the occasion of celebrating his Golden Jubilee | 5 |
| Pastoral Anniversary on October 11, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Napoleon Davis attended the Greene County | 7 |
| Training School in Boligee, Alabama; he then graduated from | 8 |
| Selma University in Selma, Alabama, where he earned his | 9 |
| honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1979; he also studied at | 10 |
| the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and Northwestern | 11 |
| University; and
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Napoleon Davis has had a long and | 13 |
| distinguished career in the ministry; he was called to preach | 14 |
| in August of 1953 and became licensed and ordained shortly | 15 |
| after; after serving in pastorate positions at Mount Carmel | 16 |
| Baptist Church in Eutaw, Alabama and Infant Baptist Church in | 17 |
| Carrollton, Alabama, he moved to Chicago in 1958 and served as | 18 |
| assistant pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church under the | 19 |
| pastorate of Rev. Joseph Wells; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1959, Rev. Dr. Napoleon Davis was called to the | 21 |
| pastorate of the Second Baptist Church in Harvey, where he | 22 |
| served faithfully for 23 years; in 1982, he founded the Christ |
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| First Baptist Church in Harvey with 250 charter members; during | 2 |
| his 27 years of leadership at Christ First, he has been | 3 |
| instrumental in the creation of numerous ministries, including | 4 |
| the Weekly Radio Broadcast Ministry, the AWANA Youth Ministry, | 5 |
| and the Tutorial Program and Support Ministry; and
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Napoleon Davis has traveled extensively | 7 |
| throughout the United States, performing various preaching, | 8 |
| teaching, and revival services; he has also licensed and/or | 9 |
| ordained 23 men into the Gospel Ministry under his leadership; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, In October of 2002, Loomis Avenue in Harvey from | 12 |
| 142nd Street to 147th Street was renamed to "Rev. Dr. Napoleon | 13 |
| Davis Drive" in honor of his many accomplishments; he was also | 14 |
| the recipient of the "Doctor William J. Shaw Pastoral Ministry | 15 |
| Award for Fifty Years of Pastoral Service" in September of 2008 | 16 |
| during the Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention | 17 |
| USA, Inc.; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Napoleon Davis has been affiliated with | 19 |
| numerous civic and ministerial organizations, including the | 20 |
| Greater New Era Baptist District Association, the Baptist | 21 |
| General State Convention of Illinois, the National Baptist | 22 |
| Convention USA, Inc., the NAACP, the Harvey Human Relations | 23 |
| Commission, and the Harvey Ministerial Alliance; and
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| WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Napoleon Davis and his beloved wife, | 2 |
| Sister Estelle Davis, along with his 4 children and 8 | 3 |
| grandchildren, will celebrate his 50 years of dedicated service | 4 |
| during a special event in their honor at the Christ First | 5 |
| Baptist Church in Harvey on October 11, 2009; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate Rev. Dr. Napoleon Davis on the occasion of | 9 |
| celebrating his Golden Jubilee Pastoral Anniversary and wish | 10 |
| him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Rev. Dr. Napoleon Davis as a symbol of our esteem | 14 |
| and respect.
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