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1 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Sampson was born in Everett, |
2 | | Massachusetts, in 1938; he graduated from Everett High School |
3 | | in 1956, entered the ministry at age 19, and began preaching at |
4 | | his home church of Emmanuel Baptist in Malden, Massachusetts; |
5 | | he earned his bachelor's degree in religion and social science |
6 | | from Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and his |
7 | | master's degree in cultural studies from Governors State |
8 | | University in University Park in 1973; he earned a Master's of |
9 | | Divinity Degree in 1977 from McCormick Theological Seminary in |
10 | | Chicago and a Doctorate in Divinity from Union Baptist |
11 | | Theological Seminary in Toledo, Ohio; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, A "Thank You Banquet" will be held honoring |
13 | | Reverend Sampson on July 12, 2013, at the Apostolic Church of |
14 | | God Banquet Hall in Chicago; therefore, be it
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15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
17 | | we congratulate Reverend Dr. Albert Sampson on his retirement |
18 | | as pastor of Fernwood United Methodist Church and wish him the |
19 | | best in all his future endeavours; and be it further
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20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
21 | | presented to Reverend Sampson as an expression of our esteem |
22 | | and respect.
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