Full Text of SR0542 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Elder Charles O. Nash Sr. of | 4 | | Champaign, who passed away on July 27, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Nash was born to Bonnie Ruth Nash Hunter | 6 | | and Detroy Carter in Philadelphia, Mississippi on August 6, | 7 | | 1949; he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in | 8 | | Philadelphia in 1967; he studied computer technology at | 9 | | Parkland College; he attended Charles Harrison Mason Bible | 10 | | College, where he received certificates in marriage, family, | 11 | | and Christian counseling and Old and New Testament biblical | 12 | | studies; he married Eloris Nash on April 30, 1976; he resided | 13 | | in the Champaign community for over 50 years; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Charles Nash worked as a chemical analytical | 15 | | technician at Cabot Corporation in Tuscola for over 30 years; | 16 | | and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Charles Nash was the pastor of New Hope Church #1 | 18 | | in Champaign and the founder and overseer of New Hope Church #3 | 19 | | in Danville; he was called to ministry in 1977 under the | 20 | | leadership of Rev. Willie C. Manuel of Rising Star M. B. | 21 | | Church; he served as a deacon in charge of the local church in | 22 | | Champaign; over a period of time, he acquired a building to |
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| 1 | | hold services, including Sunday Morning Worship services and | 2 | | Bible Study; he became the pastor of the church in Champaign in | 3 | | 1980, which he renamed as New Hope Nondenominational before | 4 | | uniting with the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), Inc. in 1990; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Charles Nash was the founder and superintendent | 7 | | of the Greater Hope District, COGIC, Inc.; he was also the | 8 | | administrative assistant of Region #3, Central Illinois | 9 | | Jurisdiction, to Bishop Designate Andrei V. Newbon, | 10 | | Jurisdictional Prelate; he served as president of the State | 11 | | Mission Department and director of the International Sunday | 12 | | School Department (ISSD) Men's Ministry of COGIC, Inc.; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Charles Nash was the founder of Religious Leaders | 14 | | for Community Care (RCC) and the New Hope Academy after-school | 15 | | tutorial program; he was elected as president of the | 16 | | Ministerial Alliance of Champaign-Urbana and Vicinity for the | 17 | | fourth time in 2017, serving each term for two years; he was a | 18 | | faithful member of the NAACP Champaign County Branch and, | 19 | | prior to his passing, he was invited to become a member on the | 20 | | MLK Board of Directors; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Charles Nash received many awards and was | 22 | | recognized nationally for his position in COGIC, Inc. and his | 23 | | local contributions, having served on numerous boards and |
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| 1 | | committees within the community; he was well known and loved | 2 | | by many; he encouraged people to work together, knowing that | 3 | | together we are better; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Charles Nash was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents, King and Bonnie Ruth Hunter and Detroy and Cleo | 6 | | Carter; his sisters, Mary Ann Schuller, Elsie Lynn Hunter, | 7 | | Martha Ann Peebles, and Johnnie Ruth Hunter; and his brothers, | 8 | | Willie Nelson Hunter, Clifton Judon, Ira Harris, and Delars | 9 | | Carter; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Charles Nash is survived by his wife, National | 11 | | Evangelist Eloris "Elizabeth" Nash; his children, Juviouns | 12 | | Michelle Thomas, Missionary Yolanda (Stanley) Nash Gardner, | 13 | | Corey (Constance) Nash, Jonathan Nash, Dr. Aza (Allen) Baylor, | 14 | | Anita "Naomi" (Todd) Nash-Rent, Charles (Sermeaka) Nash Jr.; | 15 | | 30 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; seven sisters; five | 16 | | brothers; and a host of aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, | 17 | | cousins, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it | 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Elder Charles O. Nash Sr. and extend our sincere condolences | 21 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 22 | | it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Charles Nash as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy. |
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