Full Text of HR0685 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives with to congratulate Lynda G. Washington of | 4 | | Sauk Village on the occasion of her 65th birthday; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lynda Washington was born in Chicago on February | 6 | | 11, 1957; her father was the late Pastor E. R. Allen of the | 7 | | Christ Bible Center in Chicago; she holds an honorary | 8 | | Doctorate of Divinity from the H.O.P.E. Bible Institute and | 9 | | Seminary; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lynda Washington worked as an administrative | 11 | | assistant for West-Harvey School District 147 for 30 years and | 12 | | was A.F.S.C.M.E. president for Local 93 for 12 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lynda Washington has been a pastor with | 14 | | J.I.L.O.T. A. Worldwide Ministries, Inc. and has preached in | 15 | | many states by invitation; she was a member of Christ Bible | 16 | | Center, where she served in many capacities and is currently a | 17 | | member of the Family Christian Center in Munster, Indiana; she | 18 | | also works within the Dr. Lynda G. Washington Ministries, Inc, | 19 | | a not-for-profit organization; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Lynda Washington has been a community activist | 21 | | for over 45 years in the Chicagoland area; she co-founded the |
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| 1 | | KEL-LAW Foundation, Inc., which has provided over 25 years of | 2 | | community services for area youth; she has also been involved | 3 | | with the Democratic Women of the South Suburbs, registering | 4 | | voters and developing programs; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lynda Washington was elected as a Trustee for | 6 | | Sauk Village and served for five years; she was a member of the | 7 | | Human Relations Commission; she also chaired her neighborhood | 8 | | watch for 10 years and was part of the Rainbow Push Coalition | 9 | | for 30 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lynda Washington has been a radio and television | 11 | | personality for over 45 years and is currently the founder and | 12 | | co-host with David Santiago of the RE-YOU Show; she authored | 13 | | the book, He'll Turn Your Tears to Diamonds, and has produced | 14 | | records, hosted events at many venues, and planned many events | 15 | | and trips for seniors, as well as Thanksgiving and Christmas | 16 | | toy drives in Chicago; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Lynda Washington is the mother of Kenneth R. | 18 | | Washington II and the grandmother of Kenneth R. Washington | 19 | | III, Christian, Gabriel, and Hannah Washington; therefore, be | 20 | | it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 22 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate Lynda G. Washington of Sauk Village on her | 2 | | 65th birthday, and we wish her many more wonderful years; and | 3 | | be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Lynda Washington as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
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