Bill Text: IL HR0109 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Reverend Lundy Savage of Champaign.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0109 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0109-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reverend
Lundy Savage of Champaign, who passed away on February 15,
2011; and
WHEREAS, He was the first of 10 siblings raised in a
Chicago housing project to go to college, graduating from
Judson College in Elgin; and
WHEREAS, He met his wife, Carolyn, in Chicago in 1965 and
married her the next year; the couple lived in Tulsa for about
18 months, where he taught at Langston University; his first
pastorate was in Dixon; and
WHEREAS, In 1971, he moved to Champaign and served the next
40 years as the pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in
Champaign; he also served as the former president of the State
Convention of the National Baptist Convention USA and was a
former National Baptist Convention Regional Vice President for
the Midwest Region; and
WHEREAS, He is remembered as a great educator and friend;
and

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WHEREAS, Reverend Lundy Savage is survived by his wife,
Carolyn; his children, Scott and Christie; and other relatives,
friends, and congregation members; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we mourn, along with his family, friends, and congregation, the
passing of Reverend Lundy Savage; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Reverend Lundy Savage as a symbol of
our sincere sympathy.