Full Text of SR0737 098th General Assembly
SR0737 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Pastor James Charles Rice of Decatur, who | 4 | | passed away on October 22, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rice was born in Walls, Mississippi in | 6 | | 1938; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rice was already teaching Sunday School at | 8 | | the Walls Chapel United Methodist Church by age 12; at age 28, | 9 | | he became Pastor to his first church, the Seven Star Baptist | 10 | | Church in Indianapolis, Indiana and served from 1965 to 1975; | 11 | | in 1975, he accepted the position of Pastor at St. John Baptist | 12 | | Church in Decatur and oversaw its relocation from King Street | 13 | | to its current home on East Moore Street; he moved to Mt. | 14 | | Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in 1985; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rice married Earnestine Allen in 1998; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rice served with the Mid-State District | 17 | | Association, the Illinois National Baptist State Convention, | 18 | | and the National Baptist Convention Incorporated | 19 | | International; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rice was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| 1 | | his son, Andre Rice; and 11 siblings; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Rice is survived by his wife, Earnestine; | 3 | | his children, Darlene Roberts, Sheila (Lamar) Williams, Steve | 4 | | (Monica) Parsons, Brian C. Allen, and Brandon (Rochelle) Allen; | 5 | | his brothers, A.C. (Estella) Rice and Child (Donzella) Rice; | 6 | | his sisters, Willie Mae Owens, Ruth Miller, Annie M. Gatewood, | 7 | | and Essie (James) Jones; his 10 grandchildren; his 4 | 8 | | great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and loved | 9 | | ones; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Pastor James Charles Rice, and extend our sincere condolences | 13 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 14 | | it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Pastor Rice as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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