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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 |