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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Reverend Arthur J. 
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Gass, Sr., Pastor of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in 
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Waukegan, on his twentieth anniversary of pastoral ministry; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Gass has been the Pastor of Mt. Zion 
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Missionary Baptist Church since June of 1987; under his 
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leadership the church membership has grown and a new building 
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was dedicated in March of 1993; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Gass is the President of the Black 
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Chamber of Commerce of Lake County, Incorporated; he is a Past 
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President of the North Shore Baptist Ministers Alliance; he is 
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a former Secretary of the North Shore Pastor's Conference; he 
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is the former First Vice-Moderator of the New Era District 
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Association; he is the former Financial Secretary and Budget 
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Director and 3rd Vice President of Finance for the Young 
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Pastors and Ministers Department of the National Baptist 
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Convention, USA, Incorporated; and he has served as Chairman of 
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the People's Voice Advisory Board affiliated with the People's 
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Voice newspaper; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Gass is a member of the NAACP; he is a 
 


 






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member of the Board of Directors of Daisy's Resource Center; 
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and he is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Lake 
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County Community Action Project (CAP); and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Gass is currently pursuing his degree in 
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religious studies from the North Shore Bible College and 
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Theological Seminary in Zion; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Gass will be honored with a banquet on 
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August 25, 2007; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Reverend Gass on his twentieth anniversary of 
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pastoral ministry to the congregation of Mt. Zion Missionary 
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Baptist Church; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Reverend Arthur Gass, Sr., as a symbol of our 
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respect and admiration.