Bill Text: IL SR0031 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Arthur H. DeKruyter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0031 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0031-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of
Arthur H. DeKruyter; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Arthur DeKruyter grew up in Grand Rapids, | ||||||
5 | Michigan, where he attended Calvin College and Calvin | ||||||
6 | Theological Seminary; and
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7 | WHEREAS, After completing his graduate work at Princeton | ||||||
8 | University, Arthur DeKruyter accepted the call of a church in | ||||||
9 | Western Springs, where he served as pastor for over 13 years; | ||||||
10 | in 1965, he was called to the burgeoning community of Oak Brook | ||||||
11 | to found a new church with only 5 families; in just a few | ||||||
12 | years, the church grew to fill the Butler School gymnasium; | ||||||
13 | subsequently, the new church building at York and 31st Street, | ||||||
14 | seating 1,200 people, was dedicated and filled to capacity on | ||||||
15 | Easter Sunday in 1970; and
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16 | WHEREAS, In 1951, Arthur DeKruyter began broadcasting | ||||||
17 | weekly to the Chicago area through radio - a pioneering | ||||||
18 | ministry that, in 1980, led to the Pulpit of Christ Church | ||||||
19 | program on area television; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Arthur DeKruyter was the author of several books, | ||||||
21 | including 1985's "Journey into Joy", and co-authored "The |
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1 | Suburban Church: Practical Advice for Authentic Ministry" with | ||||||
2 | Quentin J. Schultze; his popular sermon series, titled "Basic | ||||||
3 | Christianity", was translated into Mandarin, published, and | ||||||
4 | has been distributed to over 150,000 people throughout China | ||||||
5 | over the past several years; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Arthur DeKruyter has been a member of numerous | ||||||
7 | theological organizations, including the Board of Trustees of | ||||||
8 | Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California; he was the | ||||||
9 | Founding Board Chair of Trinity Christian College in Palos | ||||||
10 | Heights; he was the Founder of the St. Petersburg Theological | ||||||
11 | Seminary in St. Petersburg, Russia; he was the Co-Founder and | ||||||
12 | Chaplain Emeritus of the Executives Breakfast Club of Oak | ||||||
13 | Brook; he has also served on the Board of Trustees of the | ||||||
14 | O'Hare International Airport Interfaith Chapel, the Council of | ||||||
15 | Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago, and the Advisory | ||||||
16 | Council of the Chicago Sunday Evening Club; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Arthur DeKruyter was the recipient of numerous | ||||||
18 | professional honors, including the 1996 Gutenberg Award; the | ||||||
19 | establishment of the Arthur DeKruyter/Christ Church of Oak | ||||||
20 | Brook Chair of Preaching at Fuller Theological Seminary; | ||||||
21 | recognition as the first recipient of the annual Paul Butler | ||||||
22 | Achievement Award for leadership; selection as one of the Ten | ||||||
23 | Outstanding Preachers in the Chicago area by the Chicago | ||||||
24 | Tribune in 1981; and, most recently, the founding of the Arthur |
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1 | H. DeKruyter Chair in Faith and Communication at Calvin College | ||||||
2 | in Grand Rapids; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Arthur DeKruyter was a loving husband to his late | ||||||
4 | wife, Gladys, for 57 years; he was also the wonderful father to | ||||||
5 | his daughter, Lucette, and her husband, Thomas Bamford; the | ||||||
6 | beloved grandfather of Arthur and Tab and his wife, Kristin; | ||||||
7 | and the great-grandfather of Matt and Bobby; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
10 | his family and friends, the passing of Arthur H. DeKruyter; and | ||||||
11 | be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Arthur DeKruyter as an expression of | ||||||
14 | our sympathy.
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