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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Pastor |
| 4 | | Arthur J. Guyton, Sr. of Peoria, who passed away on January 12, |
| 5 | | 2015; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. was born in Blytheville, |
| 7 | | Arkansas on April 8, 1936 to Marshell and Fannie (nee Clark) |
| 8 | | Guyton; he attended school in Blytheville, Arkansas; he |
| 9 | | graduated from the Walther Theological Seminary in Decatur and |
| 10 | | attended branch extension classes in Monroe, Louisiana, where |
| 11 | | he earned several degrees; he married Lena Ferguson; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. retired from Caterpillar, Inc. |
| 13 | | in Morton after 34 years of dedicated service; he also served |
| 14 | | in the jail ministry for 40 years and was the founder of |
| 15 | | Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, serving as pastor there for |
| 16 | | 16 years; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. held many positions with the |
| 18 | | Baptist Ministerial Alliance; he was a member of the Baptist |
| 19 | | Ministerial Alliance board and served on many other boards; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. loved helping people, family |
| 21 | | gatherings, and cooking; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. was preceded in death by his |
| 2 | | parents; his 3 brothers; and his 4 sisters; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. is survived by his wife of 58 |
| 4 | | years, Lena; his 3 sons, Arthur (Georgetta) Guyton, Jr., Carey |
| 5 | | L. Guyton, and Stephen D. (Denise) Guyton; his 3 daughters, |
| 6 | | Margaret J. Guyton, Marnette Riley, and Lori T. (Pastor Harold) |
| 7 | | Dawson, Jr.; his 4 brothers, Johnny (Lois) Guyton, Willie |
| 8 | | (Willie B.) Guyton, Dave (Emma) Guyton, and Thurmond Guyton; |
| 9 | | his 5 sisters, Verlean Johnson, Bobbie Posey, Pauline Dodson, |
| 10 | | Mary Logan, and Thedosia Guyton; his 21 grandchildren; his 29 |
| 11 | | great-grandchildren; his great-great-grandchild; his 5 |
| 12 | | godchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear |
| 13 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 16 | | mourn the passing of Pastor Arthur J. Guyton, Sr., and extend |
| 17 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who |
| 18 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Arthur Guyton, Sr. as an expression |
| 21 | | of our sympathy.
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