Full Text of HR1012 99th 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 Pastor | 4 | | J.C. Coleman, Jr., who passed away on February 1, 2016 at the | 5 | | age of 70; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr. was born on September 25, | 7 | | 1945 in Catron, Missouri; his parents were J.C. Coleman, Sr. | 8 | | and Eupha Lee Branch Coleman; he moved to North Chicago with | 9 | | his parents at a very early age; he remained there through high | 10 | | school, where he played football and was a State champion | 11 | | wrestler; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Pastor J.C. | 13 | | Coleman, Jr. immediately enlisted in the United States Army | 14 | | during the Vietnam era; he was honorably discharged in 1967; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Pastor J.C. Coleman, | 17 | | Jr. served Mt. Sinai Baptist Church faithfully as a Sunday | 18 | | school teacher for several years; he later moved his membership | 19 | | to Antioch Baptist Church under the pastorate of Reverend | 20 | | Perry, where he was ordained as a Deacon and later accepted his | 21 | | call into the ministry; he subsequently attended McKinley | 22 | | Theological Seminary, where he earned an associate's degree; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr. was a faithful member of | 3 | | the New Era District for many years, serving as Secretary to 4 | 4 | | Moderators, including Reverend Blackwell, Reverend Lightfoot, | 5 | | and currently Pastor Roberson; in 2006, he was called to serve | 6 | | as Pastor at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church of Waukegan, | 7 | | where he served faithfully until his passing; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr. was an avid sportsman; he | 9 | | continued playing football in the Army and on 2 | 10 | | semi-professional teams, the Lake County Rifles and the Racine | 11 | | Raiders; he also spent many years as a referee on the high | 12 | | school level; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr. loved his community and | 14 | | was a community activist who never hesitated to speak up for | 15 | | what he believed was right for the community; he supported and | 16 | | remained active in his community, coaching football for Holy | 17 | | Family School, helping to organize and coach the Flames for the | 18 | | North Chicago Park District, and helping to coach football and | 19 | | wrestling at North Chicago High School; he also organized and | 20 | | coached track and field for the Park District and served for | 21 | | one year as an assistant coach for the St. Joseph High School | 22 | | of Kenosha Track and Field team, where he led the girls team to | 23 | | victory at the Wisconsin state track meet for the first time in |
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| 1 | | the school's history; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr. was a Boy Scout leader | 3 | | for several years; he enjoyed teaching and working with young | 4 | | people, fishing, hunting, and gardening; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr. was preceded in death by | 6 | | his parents; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr. is survived by his | 8 | | devoted wife, Inette Coleman, whom he married on August 12, | 9 | | 1967; his sons, Jarrod (Joyce) Coleman, Courtney (Abby) Johns, | 10 | | Ryan Eatmon, and Javontay Connor; his daughters, Cydney (Eric) | 11 | | Matthews, Pamela (Trevor) Daly, Kristal (Robert) Cross, and | 12 | | Kathy (Nathaniel) Hall; his grandchildren, Patrick, Jarrod, | 13 | | Jonathan, Pierce, and Joyce Coleman, Brianna, Amber, and Erica | 14 | | Mathews, Leila Eatmon, Nicholas and Madisen Daly, and Kennedy | 15 | | Elise Hall; his brothers, Michael (Margaret) Coleman, Willie | 16 | | (Melinda) Coleman, Dennis (Cheryl) Coleman, and Gerald | 17 | | (Cheryl) Coleman; his sisters, Pauline (Joe) Flowers and Betty | 18 | | Dean Jones; and his many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other | 19 | | relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr.; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Pastor J.C. Coleman, Jr. as an | 4 | | expression of our sympathy.
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