HR0104 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reverend Lundy Savage of Champaign, who passed away on February 15, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was the first of 10 siblings raised in a Chicago housing project to go to college, graduating from Judson College in Eureka; and

WHEREAS, He met his wife, Carolyn, in Chicago in 1965 and married her the next year; the couple lived in Tulsa for about 18 months, where he taught at Langston University; his first pastorate was in Dixon; and

WHEREAS, In 1971, he moved to Champaign and served the next 40 years as the pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Champaign; he also served as the former president of the State Convention of the National Baptist Convention USA and was a former National Baptist Convention Regional Vice President for the Midwest Region; and

WHEREAS, He is remembered as a great educator and friend; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Lundy Savage is survived by his wife, Carolyn; his children, Scott and Christie; and other relatives, friends, and congregation members; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family, friends, and congregation, the passing of Reverend Lundy Savage; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Reverend Lundy Savage as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.