Full Text of HR1183 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bishop Dr. | 4 | | Reginald J. Saffo on the occasion of his 19th anniversary at | 5 | | United Faith Missionary Baptist Church; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Saffo's education includes: an Honors | 7 | | Associate's Degree in Arts and a Baccalaureate of Arts Degree | 8 | | from Aspen Christian College, a Baccalaureate of Arts Degree | 9 | | from Governors State University, and a Master of Arts and | 10 | | Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Ministry from Aspen Christian | 11 | | Seminary; he also has completed specialized certification | 12 | | studies with the Evangelical Teacher Training Association, | 13 | | Billy Graham School of Evangelism, and The Stephen Oxford | 14 | | Center for Biblical Preaching; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Saffo worked several years in | 16 | | transportation management with the BNSF Railway Company; he now | 17 | | serves United Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Maywood; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Saffo works for community betterment | 19 | | through his leadership, affiliations, and partnership with the | 20 | | Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Transition Team, the | 21 | | Cook County Land Bank Board of Directors, and the Bellwood | 22 | | Library Board; he served as the Executive Director of the |
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| 1 | | Proviso Township Minister's Alliance Network, Executive | 2 | | Director of Proviso Action Committee, and Executive Director of | 3 | | Interfaith Illinois; he is a member of the Chicago Bar | 4 | | Association (Interfaith Committee), the Chicago Neighborhood | 5 | | Initiative Advisory Board (Park National Bank), founder of the | 6 | | Proviso Township Business Association, founder and Chancellor | 7 | | of United Faith Christian Institute and Bible College, and | 8 | | Regional Director of Aspen Theological Seminary Denver, | 9 | | Colorado; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Saffo is a recipient of the NAACP Medal of | 11 | | Freedom award; he is the publisher of "Christian Formation | 12 | | Principles", a text guide in the structured study of the Bible; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Saffo is married with 2 children, and | 15 | | resides in Bellwood; he is a native Georgian and served our | 16 | | country in the United States Air Force; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, A celebration in honor of Bishop Saffo's 19th | 18 | | anniversary will be held June 8, 2014 at United Faith | 19 | | Missionary Baptist Church in Maywood; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we congratulate Bishop Dr. Reginald J. Saffo on his 19th |
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| 1 | | anniversary at United Faith Missionary Baptist Church and wish | 2 | | him many more years of success; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Bishop Saffo as an expression of our esteem and | 5 | | respect.
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