Bill Text: IL SR0067 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Pastor Arthur J. Guyton, Sr. of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0067 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0067-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 Pastor Arthur J. Guyton, Sr. of Peoria, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on January 12, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. was born on April 8, 1936 in | ||||||
6 | Blytheville, Arkansas; his parents were Marshell and Fannie | ||||||
7 | (nee Clark) Guyton; he attended school in Blytheville, | ||||||
8 | Arkansas; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. graduated from the Walther | ||||||
10 | Theological Seminary and attended branch extension classes in | ||||||
11 | Monroe, Louisiana, where he earned several degrees; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. retired from Caterpillar Inc. | ||||||
13 | in Morton after 34 years of dedicated service; he also served | ||||||
14 | in the jail ministry for 40 years and was the founder of | ||||||
15 | Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, serving as pastor there for | ||||||
16 | 16 years until his health failed; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. held many positions with the | ||||||
18 | Baptist Ministerial Alliance; he was a member of the Baptist | ||||||
19 | Ministerial Alliance board and many other boards; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. loved helping people, family |
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1 | gatherings, and cooking; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
3 | parents; 3 brothers; and 4 sisters; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Arthur Guyton, Sr. is survived by his wife of 58 | ||||||
5 | years, Lena (nee Ferguson) Guyton; 3 sons, Arthur (Georgetta) | ||||||
6 | Guyton, Jr., Carey L. Guyton, and Stephen D. (Denise) Guyton; 3 | ||||||
7 | daughters, Margaret J. Guyton, Marnette Riley, and Lori T. | ||||||
8 | (Pastor Harold, Jr.) Dawson; 4 brothers, Johnny (Lois) Guyton, | ||||||
9 | Willie (Willie B.) Guyton, Dave (Emma) Guyton, and Thurmond | ||||||
10 | Guyton; 5 sisters, Verlean Johnson, Bobbie Posey, Pauline | ||||||
11 | Dodson, Mary Logan, and Thedosia Guyton; 21 grandchildren; 29 | ||||||
12 | great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; 5 godchildren; | ||||||
13 | and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends; therefore, | ||||||
14 | be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
17 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Pastor Arthur J. | ||||||
18 | Guyton, Sr.; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Arthur Guyton, Sr. as an expression | ||||||
21 | of our sympathy.
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