Bill Text: IL HR1397 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Dello D. Thedford on the occasion of his 50th anniversary of music ministry in East St. Louis and the Metro East area. Designates October 30, 2016 as Dr. Dello D. Thedford Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-11-15 - Referred to Rules Committee [HR1397 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1397-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 Dr. Dello D. | ||||||
| 4 | Thedford on the occasion of his 50th anniversary of music | ||||||
| 5 | ministry in East St. Louis and the Metro East area as Music | ||||||
| 6 | Clinician and Minister of Music; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Dello Thedford, the | ||||||
| 8 | Gospel Symphonic Choir was founded in 1996 and is composed of | ||||||
| 9 | individuals from the Metro-East Community and other | ||||||
| 10 | surrounding areas and will be celebrating 20 years of ministry; | ||||||
| 11 | the Gospel Symphonic Choir has been voted "Best New Artist" by | ||||||
| 12 | the Announcers Guild of the Gospel Music Workshop of America | ||||||
| 13 | and has been presented in concerts locally and nationally; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Dello Thedford, the | ||||||
| 15 | Gospel Symphonic Choir has appeared on national television at | ||||||
| 16 | the NFL Divisional Championship game; the Gospel Symphonic | ||||||
| 17 | Choir was the musical artist at the Martin Luther King | ||||||
| 18 | Celebration performed at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for three | ||||||
| 19 | consecutive years; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dello Thedford, teacher, arranger, noted | ||||||
| 21 | composer, and conductor extraordinaire, serves as the Minister | ||||||
| 22 | of Music at Shalom Church City of Peace; under the seasoned | ||||||
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| 1 | musical direction of Dr. Thedford and prolific songwriter, | ||||||
| 2 | arranger, producer, and director Oscar Williams, the Choir was | ||||||
| 3 | nominated for a Stellar Award in 2015; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dello Thedford, most-well known as the | ||||||
| 5 | Maestro, has ministered to the world and served over 22 years | ||||||
| 6 | as Minister of Music of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in | ||||||
| 7 | East St. Louis and surrounding communities; he also served as | ||||||
| 8 | Ministry of Liturgy and Worship Director, Artistic Director, | ||||||
| 9 | Adjunct Professor of Music, Chairman of the Music Department, | ||||||
| 10 | Music Director for the Black Repertory Theatre, and vocal coach | ||||||
| 11 | for the Theater Program of Southern Illinois University of East | ||||||
| 12 | St. Louis Campus; he also taught in School District #189 and | ||||||
| 13 | was Music Chairman for the 1999 Billy Graham Crusade; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 2016, Dr. Dello Thedford was awarded the 2016 | ||||||
| 15 | Co-Fine Arts and Electives Teacher of the Year Award; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dello Thedford currently serves as the | ||||||
| 17 | Department Head of Vocal Music and Performing Arts to promote | ||||||
| 18 | high achievement in fine arts and to provide students access to | ||||||
| 19 | the best possible vocal music training; he also serves as the | ||||||
| 20 | Music Director for the Youth Rally for the National Congress of | ||||||
| 21 | Christian Education of the National Baptist Convention USA | ||||||
| 22 | Inc.; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dello Thedford serves as a model of hard work | ||||||
| 2 | and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; | ||||||
| 3 | therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 6 | congratulate Dr. Dello D. Thedford on the occasion of his 50th | ||||||
| 7 | anniversary of music ministry in East St. Louis and the Metro | ||||||
| 8 | East area and wish him continued success in the future; and be | ||||||
| 9 | it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That we designate October 30, 2016 as Dr. Dello | ||||||
| 11 | D. Thedford Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to Dr. Dello Thedford as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 14 | respect.
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