Full Text of HR0277 101st 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 Leon C. | 4 | | Cosey Jr., who passed away on March 21, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. was born in Beulah, Mississippi to | 6 | | Irene Alexander and L.C. Cosey on October 19, 1944; he | 7 | | graduated high school from the Nugent Center School in Benoit, | 8 | | Mississippi; in 1966, he relocated to North Chicago, where he | 9 | | met Cheryl Y. Toney, and they married on October 29 of that | 10 | | year; in 1967, he committed to his faith and began a life of | 11 | | service to his church and his community; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. left his career in the security | 13 | | field to work in the ministry full time; he served in many | 14 | | capacities, including the transportation ministry, the Deacon | 15 | | Board, the ministerial staff, and the District Sunday School, | 16 | | where he was also superintendent; he continued his education | 17 | | with the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Trinity Assemblies | 18 | | of God College, where he received his certificate of | 19 | | completion, and Logos Bible College, where he received his | 20 | | Bachelor of Ministry degree; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. established the Love Temple Church | 22 | | of God in Christ on June 7, 1981, which eventually became the |
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| 1 | | Love Temple International Christian Center; he also | 2 | | established the Taking it to the Street Ministry, the Love | 3 | | Temple Bible College, the A Time to Love Ministry, the Love | 4 | | Temple School of Ministry, and the Macedonia Call, later | 5 | | renamed the Body of Christ No More Walls; he was also elected | 6 | | president of the United Ministries of Christ and served for | 7 | | over ten years; in September 2000, he was ordained an Apostle | 8 | | of Jesus Christ and was made a member of the Apostolic Counsel | 9 | | for Lake County, where he served until his death; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents and one of his brothers; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. is survived by his wife, Cheryl Y. | 13 | | Cosey; his children, Bonetha (Arlander) McGee Nelson, Mark A. | 14 | | Cosey, Pastor Roland P. (Keisha) Cosey, Leon C. Cosey III, | 15 | | Milana T. (Jesse) Cosey-Green, and MiToyia L. (Jordan) Cosey; | 16 | | his brother, Bishop Wells (Trudy) Griffin; his 15 | 17 | | grandchildren; his five great-grandchildren; his three | 18 | | sisters-in-law; his two brothers-in-law; and his many nieces, | 19 | | nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we mourn the passing of Leon C. Cosey Jr. and extend our | 23 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
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| 1 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this presentation be | 3 | | presented to the family of Leon Cosey Jr. as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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