Full Text of HR1397 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Dello D. | 4 | | Thedford on the occasion of his 50th anniversary of music | 5 | | ministry in East St. Louis and the Metro East area as Music | 6 | | Clinician and Minister of Music; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Dello Thedford, the | 8 | | Gospel Symphonic Choir was founded in 1996 and is composed of | 9 | | individuals from the Metro-East Community and other | 10 | | surrounding areas and will be celebrating 20 years of ministry; | 11 | | the Gospel Symphonic Choir has been voted "Best New Artist" by | 12 | | the Announcers Guild of the Gospel Music Workshop of America | 13 | | and has been presented in concerts locally and nationally; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Dello Thedford, the | 15 | | Gospel Symphonic Choir has appeared on national television at | 16 | | the NFL Divisional Championship game; the Gospel Symphonic | 17 | | Choir was the musical artist at the Martin Luther King | 18 | | Celebration performed at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for three | 19 | | consecutive years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dello Thedford, teacher, arranger, noted | 21 | | composer, and conductor extraordinaire, serves as the Minister | 22 | | of Music at Shalom Church City of Peace; under the seasoned |
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| 1 | | musical direction of Dr. Thedford and prolific songwriter, | 2 | | arranger, producer, and director Oscar Williams, the Choir was | 3 | | nominated for a Stellar Award in 2015; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dello Thedford, most-well known as the | 5 | | Maestro, has ministered to the world and served over 22 years | 6 | | as Minister of Music of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in | 7 | | East St. Louis and surrounding communities; he also served as | 8 | | Ministry of Liturgy and Worship Director, Artistic Director, | 9 | | Adjunct Professor of Music, Chairman of the Music Department, | 10 | | Music Director for the Black Repertory Theatre, and vocal coach | 11 | | for the Theater Program of Southern Illinois University of East | 12 | | St. Louis Campus; he also taught in School District #189 and | 13 | | was Music Chairman for the 1999 Billy Graham Crusade; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, Dr. Dello Thedford was awarded the 2016 | 15 | | Co-Fine Arts and Electives Teacher of the Year Award; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dello Thedford currently serves as the | 17 | | Department Head of Vocal Music and Performing Arts to promote | 18 | | high achievement in fine arts and to provide students access to | 19 | | the best possible vocal music training; he also serves as the | 20 | | Music Director for the Youth Rally for the National Congress of | 21 | | Christian Education of the National Baptist Convention USA | 22 | | Inc.; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dello Thedford serves as a model of hard work | 2 | | and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | congratulate Dr. Dello D. Thedford on the occasion of his 50th | 7 | | anniversary of music ministry in East St. Louis and the Metro | 8 | | East area and wish him continued success in the future; and be | 9 | | it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That we designate October 30, 2016 as Dr. Dello | 11 | | D. Thedford Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Dr. Dello Thedford as a symbol of our esteem and | 14 | | respect.
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