Bill Text: IL HR1016 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Reverend David Coleman Sr.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-08-17 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis [HR1016 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1016-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reverend | ||||||
| 4 | David Coleman Sr., who passed away on July 21, 2026; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Pastor Coleman was born to Reverend John and Ruby | ||||||
| 6 | Coleman in Parkdale, Arkansas on May 14, 1934; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Pastor Coleman worked as a maintenance man at | ||||||
| 8 | Stone Terrace Apartments on Chicago's South Side for more than | ||||||
| 9 | 20 years, where he became known for his exceptional work | ||||||
| 10 | ethic, craftsmanship, and willingness to help others; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Pastor Coleman served as the pastoral leadership | ||||||
| 12 | of New Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church for more than 50 | ||||||
| 13 | years, during which time he purchased, renovated, and | ||||||
| 14 | transformed a former warehouse into the church's permanent | ||||||
| 15 | home; under his leadership, the church served as a community | ||||||
| 16 | sanctuary where youth programs, choir ministries, neighborhood | ||||||
| 17 | gatherings, meal distributions, and countless community events | ||||||
| 18 | flourished; the church also hosted early campaign activities | ||||||
| 19 | for the mayoral campaign of Mayor Harold Washington and later | ||||||
| 20 | supported the aldermanic campaigns of Alderperson Shirley A. | ||||||
| 21 | Coleman; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Pastor Coleman devoted his life to faith, family, | ||||||
| 2 | service, and the advancement of Chicago's Englewood community; | ||||||
| 3 | his extraordinary contributions to the spiritual, civic, and | ||||||
| 4 | social fabric of the Englewood community will leave an | ||||||
| 5 | enduring legacy that will continue to inspire generations to | ||||||
| 6 | come; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 8 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 9 | we mourn the passing of Reverend David Coleman Sr. and extend | ||||||
| 10 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
| 11 | knew and loved him; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of Pastor Coleman as an expression of | ||||||
| 14 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||
