Full Text of SR1149 099th General Assembly
SR1149 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR1149 | | LRB099 15089 MST 39299 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Pastor Ivin Lamont Phillips, Sr. of | 4 | | Chicago, who passed away on October 24, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Phillips was born in Chicago on April 7, | 6 | | 1960 to John Wesley and Cora Mae Phillips; he was a member of | 7 | | Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, where he was baptized by | 8 | | his father and served as a choir member, deacon, and Sunday | 9 | | school teacher; he attended Crane High School, Lamar Community | 10 | | College, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, playing | 11 | | basketball at each; he obtained his TV/radio certification from | 12 | | the Illinois Technical Institute and he attended the Washburn | 13 | | Trade School, where he became a licensed electrician; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Phillips worked in the electrician field | 15 | | for over 20 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Phillips accepted his call to preach in | 17 | | 1992 and became a licensed and ordained minister; he became the | 18 | | Pastor of Hopewell M. B. Church after the passing of his father | 19 | | in 1998; he
completed the vision started by his dad, moving | 20 | | Hopewell from the old location to its present
in 2001; he | 21 | | served faithfully for 17 years and during his leadership,
the | 22 | | membership increased and various community outreach programs |
| | | SR1149 | - 2 - | LRB099 15089 MST 39299 r |
|
| 1 | | were added; he graduated from Faith Seminary, where he obtained | 2 | | his Doctorate in Ministry and
Master of Theological Studies; he | 3 | | also studied abroad in Israel; he pursued classes at Bill | 4 | | Winston Bible College and Moody Bible Institute and was also a
| 5 | | certified chaplain; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Phillips was fondly known as "Ivo" by his | 7 | | basketball buddies and their team, "Cheat You Fair", enjoyed | 8 | | several championships together; he coached the Memorial Park | 9 | | Traveling Wildcats basketball team and was known as "Coach | 10 | | Phillips" to many in the Bellwood Community; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Phillips served as 1st Vice-President from | 12 | | 2010 to 2014 of the Sunlight District Congress of
Christian | 13 | | Education and taught extensively throughout the State; he was a | 14 | | member of the United Baptist State Convention of Illinois; he | 15 | | preached at the National Baptist Convention, USA in 2013 and | 16 | | served
with Inter Faith Illinois and Proviso Township | 17 | | Ministerial Alliance Network; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Phillips is survived by his wife of 25 | 19 | | years, Jeanette Phillips; his 2 sons, Ivin Lamont Phillips Jr. | 20 | | and
Jarvis Lamont Phillips; his mother, Cora Mae Phillips; his | 21 | | 8 brothers, John Douglas (Willie Mae),
Michael (Juanita), | 22 | | Robert (Linda), Elder Jerry (Geraldine), James (Beverly), | 23 | | Winston (Cheryl),
Minister Autry (Cheryl), and Victor (Kisha); |
| | | SR1149 | - 3 - | LRB099 15089 MST 39299 r |
|
| 1 | | his 2 sisters, Gloria and Felicia; his father-in-law, Dennis
| 2 | | Beasley; his 2 sisters-in-law, Cheryl Beasley and Katrina | 3 | | Beasley; his brother-in-law, Tim
Beasley; a host of aunts, | 4 | | uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and church
family; | 5 | | and his fathers in the ministry, Pastor Curtis Brooks and | 6 | | Emeritus C.L. Brookins; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Pastor Ivin Lamont Phillips, Sr., and extend our sincere | 10 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 11 | | him; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Pastor Phillips as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
|
|