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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Leon C.
4Cosey Jr., who passed away on March 21, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. was born in Beulah, Mississippi to
6Irene Alexander and L.C. Cosey on October 19, 1944; he
7graduated high school from the Nugent Center School in Benoit,
8Mississippi; in 1966, he relocated to North Chicago, where he
9met Cheryl Y. Toney, and they married on October 29 of that
10year; in 1967, he committed to his faith and began a life of
11service to his church and his community; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. left his career in the security
13field to work in the ministry full time; he served in many
14capacities, including the transportation ministry, the Deacon
15Board, the ministerial staff, and the District Sunday School,
16where he was also superintendent; he continued his education
17with the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Trinity Assemblies
18of God College, where he received his certificate of
19completion, and Logos Bible College, where he received his
20Bachelor of Ministry degree; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. established the Love Temple Church
22of God in Christ on June 7, 1981, which eventually became the

 

 

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1Love Temple International Christian Center; he also
2established the Taking it to the Street Ministry, the Love
3Temple Bible College, the A Time to Love Ministry, the Love
4Temple School of Ministry, and the Macedonia Call, later
5renamed the Body of Christ No More Walls; he was also elected
6president of the United Ministries of Christ and served for
7over ten years; in September 2000, he was ordained an Apostle
8of Jesus Christ and was made a member of the Apostolic Counsel
9for Lake County, where he served until his death; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. was preceded in death by his
11parents and one of his brothers; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Leon Cosey Jr. is survived by his wife, Cheryl Y.
13Cosey; his children, Bonetha (Arlander) McGee Nelson, Mark A.
14Cosey, Pastor Roland P. (Keisha) Cosey, Leon C. Cosey III,
15Milana T. (Jesse) Cosey-Green, and MiToyia L. (Jordan) Cosey;
16his brother, Bishop Wells (Trudy) Griffin; his 15
17grandchildren; his five great-grandchildren; his three
18sisters-in-law; his two brothers-in-law; and his many nieces,
19nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22we mourn the passing of Leon C. Cosey Jr. and extend our
23sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew

 

 

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1and loved him; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this presentation be
3presented to the family of Leon Cosey Jr. as an expression of
4our deepest sympathy.