Full Text of HR1455 096th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor Bishop Charles L. Little | 4 | | for his work and dedication to his church and his community; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Charles Little is a former naval officer; | 7 | | following his retirement from active duty in 1945, he settled | 8 | | in Chicago, where he worked and began his Christian walk with | 9 | | the Lord; in the early 1970s, he was called as the pastor to | 10 | | lead the congregation of God's House for All Nations; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Charles Little has more than 50 years in | 12 | | the ministry and has dedicated his life to serving God to the | 13 | | fullness of his potential through the spreading of the Gospel | 14 | | and equipping young men and women of God with Christian values, | 15 | | family morals, and strong work ethics; his fervent and | 16 | | effective prayers have been the catalyst for a thriving | 17 | | ministry; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Charles Little is well known among his | 19 | | peers for his passionate support of community and education; he | 20 | | has also supported and organized numerous food drives, clothing | 21 | | drives, tutoring programs, and financial assistance programs; | 22 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Charles Little has dedicated countless | 2 | | hours to teaching, counseling, and praying for the incarcerated | 3 | | and ex-offenders who had difficulty coping or finding their way | 4 | | back into society; he has helped to comfort many ailing people | 5 | | in nursing homes, hospitals, and sick beds whenever he was | 6 | | called or felt compelled to go; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Charles Little's loving wife of 54 years, | 8 | | First Lady Corine Little, has been a faithful supporter of her | 9 | | husband's ministry for more than 50 years; she has worked | 10 | | tirelessly both in and outside of the church; in addition to | 11 | | her work in various committees and boards at God's House for | 12 | | All Nations, she is known for her anointed motivational | 13 | | speaking, which has touched and changed many lives for God | 14 | | throughout the years; she has worked passionately with unwed | 15 | | mothers, young women in need, and members of her congregation; | 16 | | she has also visited the sick in hospitals and institutions and | 17 | | supported and organized a number of charitable programs; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Charles Little serves as a model of hard | 19 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 20 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| 1 | | honor Bishop Charles L. Little for his many accomplishments and | 2 | | wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Bishop Charles Little as a symbol of our esteem | 6 | | and respect.
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