Bill Text: IL HR0572 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Pastor Paul Hernandez of Casa del Alfarero Church in Aurora on 50 years of ministry and his 75th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0572 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0572-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 pleased to congratulate Pastor Paul | ||||||
4 | Hernandez of Casa del Alfarero Church in Aurora on 50 years of | ||||||
5 | ministry and his 75th birthday; and
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6 | WHEREAS, He was born on June 7, 1934, to Felipe and | ||||||
7 | Margarita Flores Hernandez in Tilden, Texas; he attended Robert | ||||||
8 | E. Lee Jr. High School in San Angelo, Texas and graduated from | ||||||
9 | San Angelo High School and San Angelo Business College in San | ||||||
10 | Angelo; he also attended Angelo State University before | ||||||
11 | receiving his call to the ministry; and
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12 | WHEREAS, After receiving his call, he graduated and was | ||||||
13 | Valedictorian of the class of 1959 from Latin American Bible | ||||||
14 | Institute in Yselta, Texas; later that year he received his | ||||||
15 | credentials from the Latin American District Council of the | ||||||
16 | Assemblies of God Church; he also married his wife, Helen, in | ||||||
17 | 1959; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Paul and Helen moved to Springfield, Missouri, | ||||||
19 | where Paul attended classes and graduated from Central Bible | ||||||
20 | College in 1963, with his Bachelors degree in Bible and a minor | ||||||
21 | in Sociology; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Paul pastored several churches across the | ||||||
2 | country, from Michigan to California, before he and his family | ||||||
3 | settled in Aurora in 1994; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Helen passed away in 2001; in 2003 Paul made the | ||||||
5 | decision to retire from full-time ministry but is still an | ||||||
6 | ordained minister with the Assemblies of God; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | congratulate Pastor Paul Hernandez and wish him all the best | ||||||
10 | for the future; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Pastor Paul Hernandez as a symbol of our sincere | ||||||
13 | respect.
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