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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Rev. Mack Rossie Lemons of East St. Louis
3 celebrates his golden anniversary and retirement on April 10,
4 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Rev. Lemons is seventy-eight years old, has
6 preached for 69 years, and has served as Pastor of Pilgrim
7 Missionary Baptist Church for 50 years; and
 
8     WHEREAS, On April 4, 1927, Mack Rossie was born to Dewitt
9 and Azzie Lemons; on April 2, 1936, when he was 9 years old, he
10 accepted his call into the ministry; he pastored and built his
11 first church at the age of 16; and
 
12     WHEREAS, On March 23, 1955, Rev. Lemons became
13 Under-Shepherd and Teacher for Pilgrim Missionary Baptist
14 Church in East St. Louis; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Rev. Lemons is not only a pastor but a servant in
16 his community; he has helped to facilitate the welfare of
17 residents, excellent business and employment opportunities,
18 and quality education in East St. Louis Public Schools where he
19 taught and administered a Chapter 2 Program; he was
20 instrumental in acquiring civil rights for all people; he also
21 served as moderator, president, and teacher for New Salem
22 District Association, an association of over 40 area churches;
23 and
 
24     WHEREAS, Rev. Lemons is a great encourager, loves people,
25 and accumulates children wherever he walks, no matter what race
26 or color; therefore, be it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
29 we congratulate Rev. Lemons on the occasion of his 50th

 

 

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1 anniversary as Pastor of Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in
2 East St. Louis, we thank him for his service to the community,
3 and we wish him all the best in his retirement; and be it
4 further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Rev. Lemons as an expression of our admiration and
7 esteem.