Bill Text: IL HR0043 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Pastor Arthur J. Guyton, Sr. of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0043 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0043-Introduced.html
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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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