HR0572 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Pastor Paul Hernandez of Casa del Alfarero Church in Aurora on 50 years of ministry and his 75th birthday; and

WHEREAS, He was born on June 7, 1934, to Felipe and Margarita Flores Hernandez in Tilden, Texas; he attended Robert E. Lee Jr. High School in San Angelo, Texas and graduated from San Angelo High School and San Angelo Business College in San Angelo; he also attended Angelo State University before receiving his call to the ministry; and

WHEREAS, After receiving his call, he graduated and was Valedictorian of the class of 1959 from Latin American Bible Institute in Yselta, Texas; later that year he received his credentials from the Latin American District Council of the Assemblies of God Church; he also married his wife, Helen, in 1959; and

WHEREAS, Paul and Helen moved to Springfield, Missouri, where Paul attended classes and graduated from Central Bible College in 1963, with his Bachelors degree in Bible and a minor in Sociology; and

WHEREAS, Paul pastored several churches across the country, from Michigan to California, before he and his family settled in Aurora in 1994; and

WHEREAS, Helen passed away in 2001; in 2003 Paul made the decision to retire from full-time ministry but is still an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Pastor Paul Hernandez and wish him all the best for the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Pastor Paul Hernandez as a symbol of our sincere respect.