Bill Text: IL SR0124 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Carl Lee White, Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0124 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0124-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
Carl Lee White, Sr., who passed away on | ||||||
4 | February 15, 2011; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Carl Lee White, Sr. was born in Altheimer, | ||||||
6 | Arkansas, on January 26, 1932; his parents were Murphy White | ||||||
7 | and Mamie Harris; he married his loving wife, Blanchie, on | ||||||
8 | January 16, 1951; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Carl Lee White, Sr. was raised in Arkansas and | ||||||
10 | received his education from Logabayou School; as a young man, | ||||||
11 | he accepted Christ as his personal Savior at Logabayou | ||||||
12 | Missionary Baptist Church; as a child, he put aside his | ||||||
13 | education and began to work in order to provide for his family; | ||||||
14 | he picked cotton and worked in the oil fields pumping oil for | ||||||
15 | cars; after many years, he eventually completed his education | ||||||
16 | and graduated high school; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In 1952, Carl Lee White, Sr. moved his family to | ||||||
18 | Texas, where they continued to reside for several years; in | ||||||
19 | 1957, the White family relocated to Chicago, where they united | ||||||
20 | with the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church (now Joshua | ||||||
21 | Missionary Baptist Church); he was subsequently baptized and | ||||||
22 | ordained as a Deacon of Joshua MB Church; in April of 1964, he |
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1 | accepted the call to preach the gospel; in just a few months, | ||||||
2 | Deacon White was elevated to the position of Pastor; in June of | ||||||
3 | 1964, Pastor White and the Joshua MB Church moved to their new | ||||||
4 | location at 3316 West Roosevelt Road; under Pastor White's | ||||||
5 | leadership, the church's membership grew in numbers, requiring | ||||||
6 | a move to the church's current location at 3255 West Carroll | ||||||
7 | Avenue; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Under the guidance of Pastor White, Joshua | ||||||
9 | Missionary Baptist Church became well known for its outstanding | ||||||
10 | choir and for the dynamically preached words that went forth; | ||||||
11 | Pastor White's love for the choir and gospel music caused him | ||||||
12 | to form a musical group called The Jubilaires; he furthered his | ||||||
13 | education through the Chicago Baptist Institute and Moody Bible | ||||||
14 | College; he also mentored many deacons, preachers, and sons in | ||||||
15 | the ministry; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Pastor White was affiliated with the Sunlight | ||||||
17 | District and the National Baptist Convention; he marched in | ||||||
18 | Gage Park in Chicago with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in | ||||||
19 | furtherance of civil rights; in 1966, he was instrumental in | ||||||
20 | the implementation of Black History Month Celebrations at | ||||||
21 | Harrison High School in Chicago; he worked with various | ||||||
22 | companies and developed several trades; he was also influential | ||||||
23 | in providing assistance to the homeless, feeding the sick and | ||||||
24 | senior citizens, and establishing youth and job training |
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1 | programs and counseling services; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Carl Lee White, Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
3 | parents; his brothers, Willie and Monroe; his sister, Dorothy | ||||||
4 | White Newton; and his son, Kenneth White; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Carl Lee White, Sr. is survived by his sons, | ||||||
6 | Apostle Carl Lee White Jr. (Pamela), James White (Carol), | ||||||
7 | Timothy White, and Lauren White; his daughters, Annette | ||||||
8 | Northington (Pearlie), Pharistener Cash, Vicky White, and | ||||||
9 | Charlotte White; his brother, Murphy White Jr.; his sister, | ||||||
10 | Maydine Davis (Calvin); and his many grandchildren, | ||||||
11 | great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and | ||||||
12 | friends; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
15 | his family and friends, the passing of Carl Lee White, Sr.; and | ||||||
16 | be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Carl Lee White, Sr. as an expression | ||||||
19 | of our sympathy.
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