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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Rev. Dr. | ||||||
| 4 | Isaac Singleton, who recently passed away; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Isaac Singleton was one of the most | ||||||
| 6 | influential spiritual
leaders of our time; he dedicated his | ||||||
| 7 | entire life to making a
difference for mankind; during the 50's | ||||||
| 8 | and 60's, Dr. Singleton played a major role in the civil rights | ||||||
| 9 | movement,
marching alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Dr. | ||||||
| 10 | Singleton
shared Dr. King's dream, his vision, and the struggle | ||||||
| 11 | for equality; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, As a
result of believing right is right and wrong | ||||||
| 13 | is wrong, he
gained national recognition for his efforts in the | ||||||
| 14 | civil rights
movement;
Dr. Singleton was known throughout the | ||||||
| 15 | world as a leader for
all people; he was also recognized as one | ||||||
| 16 | of the most prolific
speakers/teachers of the gospel; for over | ||||||
| 17 | four decades, Dr.
Singleton spread the good news of Jesus | ||||||
| 18 | Christ
around the world; for nearly 50 years, he served as the | ||||||
| 19 | pastor of Mt. Zion
Baptist Church in Joliet; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Prior to pastoring Mt. Zion, Dr. Singleton | ||||||
| 21 | pastored
the Russell Street Church in East St. Louis, and he | ||||||
| 22 | pastored the
Colette Street Church in Danville; under his | ||||||
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| 1 | leadership at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, membership grew from 100 | ||||||
| 2 | to
2,000 members; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Dr. Singleton served as president for the | ||||||
| 4 | Metropolitan
Alliance Council (MAC); he was the founder and | ||||||
| 5 | past president of the
Joliet Affiliate Rainbow/P.U.S.H. | ||||||
| 6 | Coalition; he served
as the religious coordinator for the | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois Rainbow/P.U.S.H. and
as an active National Board | ||||||
| 8 | Member; he was also the founder of the
Hill Memorial Center of | ||||||
| 9 | Joliet; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, In 1986, Dr. Singleton was one of
150 | ||||||
| 11 | African-American pastors invited to the White House by
former | ||||||
| 12 | President Ronald Reagan to consult on civil rights issues;
Dr. | ||||||
| 13 | Singleton served the community, State, and nation in
many | ||||||
| 14 | capacities, including serving as a former trustee for the Will
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| 15 | County Regional Education Board, a member of the Joliet
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| 16 | Township High School Foundation, an appointee to the Illinois
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| 17 | Department of Children and Family Services Advisory Council by
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| 18 | former Governor James Thompson (served 12 years and was
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| 19 | chairman for two terms), Board of Directors of the Joliet | ||||||
| 20 | Region
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (served one year as | ||||||
| 21 | vice president), a
board member on the Economic Commission of | ||||||
| 22 | Will County
Downtown Redevelopment, President of the Baptist | ||||||
| 23 | General State
Congress of Christian Education of Illinois, | ||||||
| 24 | instructor of the
National Baptist Congress of Christian | ||||||
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| 1 | Education-USA, vice
president of the National Baptist | ||||||
| 2 | Congress, superintendent of
Human Relations of the Baptist | ||||||
| 3 | General State Convention of
Illinois for 25 years, and | ||||||
| 4 | moderator of the Lebanon Baptist District
Association; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Singleton received many honorary | ||||||
| 6 | distinctions, including
inductions into the Who's Who Among | ||||||
| 7 | Black Americans and the Joliet/Will County Hall of Pride; he | ||||||
| 8 | was awarded the honor of having
a street named after him | ||||||
| 9 | (Singleton Place), and the board room
within the Joliet Region | ||||||
| 10 | Chamber of Commerce and Industry is
also named in his honor | ||||||
| 11 | (The Rev. Isaac Singleton Room); and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Dr.
Singleton was also the recipient of the Joliet | ||||||
| 13 | Chamber Lifetime
Achievement Award; he was also awarded the | ||||||
| 14 | Community
Relations Award from the city of Joliet (1970), the | ||||||
| 15 | Distinguished
Citizen Award from Lewis University (1975), the | ||||||
| 16 | Outstanding
Dedication to Service in Education from the | ||||||
| 17 | Educational Service
Region of Will County, and the Community | ||||||
| 18 | Leader of American
National Editors of America Award (1969); | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Isaac Singleton is survived by his wife, | ||||||
| 21 | the former Pearlie B. Dexter; his six children; his 19 | ||||||
| 22 | grandchildren; his 8 greatgrandchildren;
and his 4 great-great | ||||||
| 23 | grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 3 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with his family | ||||||
| 4 | and friends, the passing of Rev. Dr. Isaac Singleton; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Rev. Dr. Isaac Singleton as a symbol | ||||||
| 8 | of our sincere sympathy.
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