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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred Winters devoted his life to preaching |
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| the word of God and through the teachings of Jesus Christ |
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| promoted a life of grace, salvation, kindness to others, and |
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| forgiveness; and
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| WHEREAS, On the morning of Sunday, March 8, 2009 Pastor |
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| Fred was suddenly taken from his family and his congregation in |
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| a tragic act of violence; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred died doing his life's work, using the |
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| word of God to help his fellow church members find peace and |
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| comfort in their own lives; and
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| WHEREAS, Fred Winters was born December 4, 1963, in Kansas |
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| City, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred Winters had served as pastor of the |
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| First Baptist Church of Maryville since 1987; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred and Cindy Lee (Jackson) were married |
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| September 12, 1987 and were the proud and loving parents of two |
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| children: Alysia Grace and Cassidy Hope; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from |
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| Southwest Baptist University in 1985, received his Master's |
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| degree in Systematic Theology and Church History from Wheaton |
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| Graduate School in 1986, and a Master's of Divinity from |
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| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1991; he went on to |
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| earn a Doctorate from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred is the former president of the |
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| Illinois Baptist State Association and an adjunct professor for |
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| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; and
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| WHEREAS, Pastor Fred Winters is survived by his wife, |
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| Cindy; his daughters, Alysia Grace and Cassidy Hope; his |
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| mother, Jacqueline; his brothers, Karl (Ramona), Joe (Mary), |
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| Zach (Karen), Andrew, and John; his sister, Anna (Jim) |
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| Sublette; and his grandfather, Dr. Harlan Hannon; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, with heavy hearts, the |
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| passing of Pastor Fred Winters and offer our sincerest |
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| condolences to his family, his congregation, and all who were |
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| touched by his life and his mission; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |