SR2248 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mother Charlotte Elizabeth Eades, who passed away on September 15, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Mother Charlotte Eades was born on April 24, 1925; her parents were Bishop David Archie Reed and National Evangelist Carrie Lee Reed; she married Archie Lee Eades on January 16, 1949; and

WHEREAS, Mother Charlotte Eades began her career as an educator at Williams Grant High School in Covington, Kentucky and continued through Chicago Teachers College and Cortez Business College; she later served as Principal of the Tabernacle Christian Academy and as Dean of the Charles H. Mason/William Roberts Bible Institute of First Jurisdiction Illinois; and

WHEREAS, As a member of Reed's Temple Church, Mother Charlotte Eades served on the Program Committee, Trustee Board, and Youth Motivation; she was the first Minister of Music of Reed's Temple Church, where she played the piano and organ; she also conducted revivals, taught Sunday school, worked with the Jail Ministry, and chauffeured elderly mothers at the church; and

WHEREAS, Prior to her appointment as State Supervisor, Mother Charlotte Eades served as District Missionary to Superintendents Joe B. Reed, Samuel Russell, Ocie Booker, as well as Napoleon Harris, Sr., Assistant Chairman of the District Missionary Unit; she also served as Second Assistant State Supervisor to the late Mother Rosie Hines and First Assistant State Supervisor to the late Mother Carrie Cantrell; and

WHEREAS, In November of 1997, Mother Charlotte Eades was appointed Jurisdictional Supervisor of First Jurisdiction Illinois by Mother Willie Mae Rivers, General Supervisor of the Women's Department of the Church of God in Christ International; as Jurisdictional Supervisor, she provided leadership and training for women representing over 100 churches and several new innovations were organized under her tenure; she organized the Women's Institute Hour, a monthly training session for women of all ages; she was also the organizer and founder of the "New Generation", designed for the purpose of training young women from the ages of 20 to 45, the Annual Women's Workshop, and the Annual Women's Retreat, a weekend of spiritual and social elevation; and

WHEREAS, Mother Charlotte Eades was appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of the National Women's Department and Regional Supervisor of the Heartland Area, comprising the states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Canada; she was also a National Adjutant Sister and served Presiding Bishop Louis Henry Ford, Bishop Shepard Little, and Bishop Ocie Booker; and

WHEREAS, Mother Charlotte Eades was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Lee; her son, Archie Lee, Jr.; her parents; and her siblings, Marion Rosemon, Bishop David Reed, Jr., James Lee, Milton, Joe B. Reed, and Mary Lillian Frances; and

WHEREAS, Mother Charlotte Eades is survived by her daughter, Marion D. Pearson; her daughter-in-law, Melissa; her grandchildren, Kristen, Gregory, Jr., Nikita, and Talaya; many nephews, nieces, other relatives, and friends; the Reed's Temple family; and the First Jurisdiction Illinois family; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of Mother Charlotte Elizabeth Eades; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mother Charlotte Eades as an expression of our sympathy.