Full Text of HR0580 094th General Assembly
HR0580 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, A 75th birthday celebration is being held in honor | 3 |
| of Dr. LouDella Evans Reid; a luncheon is set for Saturday, | 4 |
| July 30, 2005, and a Birthday Musical Celebration is scheduled | 5 |
| for Sunday, July 31, 2005, which will include a performance by | 6 |
| the Homecoming Reunion Choir consisting of current and former | 7 |
| Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church choir members; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Reid has a national reputation as one of the | 9 |
| most outstanding ministers of music; her unique style of | 10 |
| directing is majestic as well as powerful and has enhanced the | 11 |
| services of her church, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church of | 12 |
| Chicago, for almost 55 years; and
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| WHEREAS, She was the only woman among the five charter | 14 |
| members of her church, where her brother, the Reverend Clay | 15 |
| Evans, is the founder and senior pastor; she created the | 16 |
| church's first choir, served as its first pianist, and was | 17 |
| appointed Minister of Music in 1963, during a time in which it | 18 |
| was unusual for women to hold such a position; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Reid is noted for arranging songs that have | 20 |
| been featured in musical recordings, including "New Name in | 21 |
| Glory" and "Bringing in the Sheaves", as well as for her moving | 22 |
| renditions of hymns such as "It is Well", "Even Me", "More Love | 23 |
| to Thee", and "Close to Thee"; her musical talents have been | 24 |
| showcased in many arenas, including in over 30 musical releases | 25 |
| of the Reverend Clay Evans and the Fellowship Missionary | 26 |
| Baptist Church Choir, recordings of the National Baptist | 27 |
| Convention, U.S.A., Inc., and numerous choral concerts across | 28 |
| the nation and throughout Europe; and
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| WHEREAS, She currently holds the titles of Minister of | 30 |
| Music Emeritus at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church and | 31 |
| Music Advisor for the mass choirs of First Church of |
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| Deliverance; she also serves as a musical consultant for church | 2 |
| choirs and music groups throughout the Chicagoland area; in May | 3 |
| of 2000, she received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane | 4 |
| Letters from Arkansas Baptist College; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 |
| we congratulate Dr. LouDella Evans Reid on the occasion of her | 8 |
| 75th birthday celebration; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Dr. Reid as an expression of our respect and | 11 |
| esteem and with best wishes for many more happy years.
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