Full Text of HR0901 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reverend | 4 | | Cleven Minter, Sr. of Chicago; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Minter, Sr. was born on August 4, 1932 in | 6 | | Lake Providence, Louisiana to Clara and David Minter; he | 7 | | received his education in the Louisiana school system and | 8 | | settled in Chicago in 1952; he received his Bachelor of Bible | 9 | | Study Degree in August of 1975 from the University Bible | 10 | | Institute in Alma, Tennessee and his Bachelor of Theology in | 11 | | May of 1976 from McKinley Theological Seminary; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Minter, Sr. worked for many years with | 13 | | General Motors, where he served as Chief Union Steward; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Minter, Sr. was a member of the Greater | 15 | | Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, serving as a | 16 | | deacon and as chairman of the board; in 1956, he became a | 17 | | member and manager of the Pilgrim Harmonizers quartet group, | 18 | | touring many cities singing the gospel; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Minter, Sr. became a licensed minister on | 20 | | January 25, 1970 and was ordained on December 6, 1970; in 1971, | 21 | | he accepted pastorage of the New Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist |
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| 1 | | Church; during his 43 years of leadership as pastor, he | 2 | | implemented numerous programs and events such as a community | 3 | | food pantry, hot meal program, community cookout, faith prayer | 4 | | ministry, clothing ministry, sick committee, substance abuse | 5 | | program, and a live broadcast ministry that has continued for | 6 | | over 10 years; he has mentored over 20 pastors and ministers | 7 | | that are currently preaching the gospel; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Minter, Sr. married Sis. Sandra Minter on | 9 | | January 2, 1988, and he was awarded his Doctorate of Divinity | 10 | | on November 10, 1989; he was awarded his Doctor of Humane | 11 | | Letters from RMN Bible College on July 29, 2002; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Affectionately called "Nug" as a child, Rev. | 13 | | Minter, Sr. enjoyed fishing and hunting; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Minter, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents, and by his siblings, Henry, Sam, Willie, Leroy, Frank, | 16 | | Ollie Pearl, and Percy Pearl; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Minter, Sr. is survived by his wife of 26 | 18 | | years, Sis. Sandra; his daughters, Vera Minter-Winbush and | 19 | | Clevette; his son, Cleven, Jr.; his brother, Bishop Roosevelt | 20 | | Adams; his sisters, Clara Mae and Dorothy; his mother-in-law, | 21 | | Mildred Norwood; his grandchildren, Paul, Cameron, and | 22 | | Cadence; his 3 great-grandchildren; his |
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| 1 | | great-great-grandchild; his friend, Dr. Mac McCullom; his | 2 | | spiritual children of New Mount Vernon MBC; and a host of | 3 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we mourn the passing of Reverend Cleven Minter, Sr., and extend | 7 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 8 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Rev. Minter, Sr. as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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