Full Text of HR1454 96th General Assembly
HR1454 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor Dr. O.C. Morgan, Sr. for | | 4 | | his work and dedication to his church and his community; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. O.C. Morgan, Sr. received his general | | 6 | | education in Little Rock, Arkansas; he subsequently received | | 7 | | his leadership training at Moody Bible Institute and his | | 8 | | Biblical training at Chicago Baptist Institute; he later | | 9 | | received an Honorary Doctorate from Urban Bible College in | | 10 | | Michigan in 1988 and an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from | | 11 | | Arkansas 1st College in 1992; and
| | 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. O.C. Morgan, Sr. confessed his calling to the | | 13 | | ministry in 1949 in Chicago at the Greater Lily Baptist Church, | | 14 | | under the pastorate of Reverend G. B. Lock; he then served as | | 15 | | an associate minister for 2 years; he was ordained in 1951 by | | 16 | | Reverend L. H. Haynes; in 1958, he was called to Johnson Singer | | 17 | | Baptist Church of Illinois, where he served until he was called | | 18 | | to Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church of Chicago in 1959; in 1960, | | 19 | | he was called to the Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church, | | 20 | | where he has served as pastor for 43 years; and
| | 21 | | WHEREAS, From 1987 to 1990, Dr. O.C. Morgan, Sr. served as | | 22 | | president of the Baptist Minister's Conference of Chicago and |
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| | 1 | | vicinity; he later became the President of the Chicago Chapter | | 2 | | of the International Fellowship of Christians for Missions and | | 3 | | Coordinator of the State of Illinois Home Mission Board; and
| | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. O.C. Morgan, Sr. is the father of 4 beautiful | | 5 | | children, Ronald Owens, Larry Washington, Tracey Morgan, and | | 6 | | Odis Morgan, Jr., and his adopted daughter, Michelle Carlisle; | | 7 | | he also has 44 nieces and nephews, 165 great-nieces and | | 8 | | nephews, 96 great, great-nieces and nephews, and 17 great, | | 9 | | great, great-nieces and nephews; and
| | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. O.C. Morgan, Sr. serves as a model of hard | | 11 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | | 12 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 14 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 15 | | honor Dr. O.C. Morgan, Sr. for his many accomplishments and | | 16 | | wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | | 17 | | it further
| | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 19 | | presented to Dr. O.C. Morgan, Sr. as a symbol of our esteem and | | 20 | | respect.
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