Full Text of HR1162 96th General Assembly
HR1162 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Reverend Donald | 4 |
| McFadden, Sr., of Chicago, on his 17th anniversary of ministry, | 5 |
| as the Chief Christian engineer of the St. Joseph Missionary | 6 |
| Baptist Church in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend McFadden attended Chicago Baptist | 8 |
| Institute; he received his professional credentials from | 9 |
| Illinois State University; he returned to his hometown of | 10 |
| Chicago and presented his credentials as an engineer to the | 11 |
| board of directors of St. Joseph, filling a vacancy as building | 12 |
| engineer and watchman, as written in Ezekiel 2:1, "son of man, | 13 |
| I have made you a watchmen for the house of Israel, therefor | 14 |
| hear a word from my mouth and give them warning from me"; and
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| WHEREAS, He presented himself as a qualified engineer with | 16 |
| the knowledge and mechanical understanding of heating, | 17 |
| plumbing, electrical, and even auto repair, with the ability, | 18 |
| the strength, and the hands to accomplish much; and
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| WHEREAS, As chief engineer of the church, he has seen the | 20 |
| congregation grow from 150 members to a congregation of now | 21 |
| over 400 members; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend McFadden has the support of his members | 2 |
| and his tireless life companion, love, and co-worker in | 3 |
| Christian service, his wife and first lady, Sharon McFadden; | 4 |
| and to this union God blessed them with five children; and
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| WHEREAS, In December of 1992, the board of directors | 6 |
| selected Donald McFadden to be pastor, giving him the | 7 |
| credentials, the title, and the responsibility; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend McFadden founded a food and clothing | 9 |
| program to help those in need; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend McFadden recognized the need for | 11 |
| education, starting a community-wide annual summer bible | 12 |
| school and a scholarship program; and
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| WHEREAS, For 17 years Reverend McFadden has seen to the | 14 |
| needs of his people, the people of the community, and anyone in | 15 |
| need; he has served faithfully and has guided and changed lives | 16 |
| around him; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate Reverend Donald McFadden, Sr., on his 17 years of | 20 |
| ministry and wish him continued success for years to come; and | 21 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Reverend Donald McFadden, Sr., as a symbol of our | 3 |
| respect and esteem.
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