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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Pastor Paul
4 Hernandez of Casa del Alfarero Church in Aurora on 50 years of
5 ministry and his 75th birthday; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was born on June 7, 1934, to Felipe and
7 Margarita Flores Hernandez in Tilden, Texas; he attended Robert
8 E. Lee Jr. High School in San Angelo, Texas and graduated from
9 San Angelo High School and San Angelo Business College in San
10 Angelo; he also attended Angelo State University before
11 receiving his call to the ministry; and
 
12     WHEREAS, After receiving his call, he graduated and was
13 Valedictorian of the class of 1959 from Latin American Bible
14 Institute in Yselta, Texas; later that year he received his
15 credentials from the Latin American District Council of the
16 Assemblies of God Church; he also married his wife, Helen, in
17 1959; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Paul and Helen moved to Springfield, Missouri,
19 where Paul attended classes and graduated from Central Bible
20 College in 1963, with his Bachelors degree in Bible and a minor
21 in Sociology; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Paul pastored several churches across the
2 country, from Michigan to California, before he and his family
3 settled in Aurora in 1994; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Helen passed away in 2001; in 2003 Paul made the
5 decision to retire from full-time ministry but is still an
6 ordained minister with the Assemblies of God; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 congratulate Pastor Paul Hernandez and wish him all the best
10 for the future; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Pastor Paul Hernandez as a symbol of our sincere
13 respect.