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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Reverend Frank |
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| McSwain Sr. on the occasion of his retirement as pastor of |
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| Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Bloomington; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Frank McSwain Sr. was born on August 13, |
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| 1954; he attended school at the University of Phoenix, Lincoln |
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| College, and Trinity Christian College; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Frank McSwain Sr. was ordained as a |
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| minister in 1978 from the Christian Fellowship District Baptist |
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| Association; he began his ministerial work at the Shining Start |
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| Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, serving there from 1979 |
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| to 1983; he then went to Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in 1984, |
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| where he served until his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Frank McSwain Sr. has worked with many |
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| civic and social organizations, such as Youth Inpact of |
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| Bloomington-Normal, the "Share" Program, the Minority Advocacy |
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| Council, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Boys and Girls Club, the |
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| Not In Our Town Coalition, Neighbor-to-Neighbor, the Community |
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| Gospel Singers of Bloomington-Normal, Cultural Fest of |
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| Bloomington-Normal, the Foster Care Coalition of McLean |
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| County, One Church One Child of Illinois, and the Family and |
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| Community Center of McLean County, where he has served as |
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| President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2004; and he |
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| has served as 1st Vice Moderator, minister of music, youth |
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| advisor, and district musician for the Orthodox Woodriver |
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| District Baptist Association; he served as Nominating |
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| Committee chair, Biblical instructor, and State advisor for the |
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| Illinois Baptist State Convention; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Frank McSwain Sr. has been the recipient |
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| of many awards in recognition of his community service, |
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| including the 1987 Bloomington Cultural Festival Inc. Award, |
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| the 1991 Dr. Martin Luther King Gospel Festival Award, the 1996 |
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| Mason's Elijah Betts #33 Citizen of the Year Award, the 1996 |
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| Black Student Union Kick Off Award, the 1996 |
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| Neighbor-to-Neighbor Award, the 1997 McLean County Community |
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| Compact Award, the 1997 Bahi light Unity Award, the 1998 |
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| Illinois Municipal Human Relations Award, and the 1999 |
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| Bloomington Human Relations Award; he was given an award from |
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| the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice Central |
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| Illinois Chapter in 2002; and he was the recipient of awards |
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| from the McLean County Urban League, the South Suburban Family |
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| Shelter, Inc., and Trinity Christian College in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Frank McSwain Sr. and his wife, Bettye, |
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| have 5 children, Frank L. Jr., Angel, Kanisha, Justin, and |
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| Xavier; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Reverend Frank McSwain Sr. on the occasion of his |
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| retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the |
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| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Reverend Frank McSwain Sr. as a symbol of our |
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| esteem and respect.
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