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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Rev. Dr. Floyd W. Davis is a native of
3 Richmond, Virginia; his parents are the late Deacon and
4 Deaconess Medrith and Katie Davis; Rev. Dr. Davis accepted
5 Jesus Christ at the age of seven and became a member of the
6 Cedar Street Baptist Church of God under the leadership of
7 Dr. Benjamin W. Robertson, Sr.; and
8 WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Davis graduated from John Marshall High
9 School and attended Rutledge College where he received his
10 Bachelor of Arts degree; after college he enlisted in the
11 United States Army and served a tour of duty in Vietnam; and
12 WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Davis answered the call to the ministry
13 in 1971; he was ordained into the gospel ministry in 1973; he
14 went on to attend the Richmond Virginia Seminary where he
15 received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity degrees;
16 his alma mater later bestowed the Doctor of Divinity degree
17 to Rev. Dr. Davis; and
18 WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Davis began his pastoring career in
19 1973; he pastored the Ebenezer Baptist Church, the New Light
20 Baptist Church, and the Peoples Union Baptist Church, all in
21 Virginia; in 1992, he was called by God to serve the historic
22 Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois; and
23 WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Davis was recently sworn in as
24 President of the NAACP South Side Branch; the swearing in
25 ceremony took place at Rev. Dr. Davis' church; Rev. Dr. Davis
26 made a promise to bring communities together, and to make
27 youth a priority of his Presidency; and
28 WHEREAS, The NAACP has historically been effective in
29 landmark cases and events including: Brown v. Board of
30 Education, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, significant civil
31 rights cases, and the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the
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1 Supreme Court; and
2 WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Davis serves as the Third Vice
3 Moderator of the Bethlehem Baptist District Association; he
4 serves as auditor of the Baptist State Convention of
5 Illinois; Rev. Dr. Davis serves on the Board of Foreign
6 Missions of the Progressive National Baptist Convention; he
7 serves on the Trustee Boards of the Richmond Virginia
8 Seminary and the Chicago Baptist Institute; Rev. Dr. Davis is
9 a member of the Chicago Baptist Institute; he serves on the
10 Advisory Board of McCormick Place and Navy Pier; Rev. Dr.
11 Davis served as the host of "The Pastor's Study", a weekly
12 radio broadcast which aired each Lord's Day over WGCI 1390
13 A.M. from 1995 to 1996; he is a member of Northstar Lodge #1
14 F&AM and Western Consistory #28 Prince Hall Affiliate; and
15 WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Davis is listed in Who's Who in
16 Illinois for the year 1994; he is an honored member of the
17 International Who's Who of Professional Management for the
18 year 1997; and
19 WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Davis is married to Mary A.
20 Scott-Davis; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
23 salute Reverend Doctor Floyd Davis of Pilgrim Baptist Church
24 on his swearing in as President of the NAACP South Side
25 Branch; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to the Reverend Doctor Floyd Davis of Chicago,
28 Illinois.