Full Text of HR1553 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 Bishop | 4 | | Charles Richard Phillips of Aurora, who passed away on December | 5 | | 2, 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Phillips was born in Holly Springs, | 7 | | Mississippi to Joseph and Velma Phillips on February 14, 1948; | 8 | | he moved to Aurora at a young age; he studied Christian | 9 | | Education at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago; he received his | 10 | | diploma from the American Association of Christian Counselors | 11 | | and earned his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts in Ministry | 12 | | from the Newburgh Theological Seminary; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Phillips was consecrated in the Bishopric | 14 | | at the Hilton Memorial Chapel in Dale City, Virginia by the | 15 | | Lord's Churches, Fellowship and Ministries, Inc.; in 1988, he | 16 | | organized the New Covenant Apostolic Ministry which later | 17 | | became New Covenant Full Gospel Church; he owned and managed | 18 | | the Covenant House Transitional Living Facility for Men in | 19 | | Aurora; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Phillips was owner, operator, and manager | 21 | | of Phillips Hair Studio in Aurora for over 30 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Phillips served as President of the | 2 | | Neighborhood Inner Circle Association; he was elected in 2011 | 3 | | as the President of the Fox Valley Christian Ministerial | 4 | | Alliance in Aurora; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Phillips was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Phillips is survived by his wife, L. Marie | 8 | | Phillips; his children; and other family members and friends; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | mourn the passing of Bishop Charles Richard Phillips, and | 13 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 14 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Bishop Phillips as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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