Bill Text: IL SR0992 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bishop Arthur M. Brazier.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-11-04 - Resolution Adopted [SR0992 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SR0992-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Bishop Arthur M. Brazier of Chicago, who
passed away on October 22, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Arthur Brazier served his country in the
U.S. Army in Burma and India during World War II; he was
employed as a U.S. Post Office letter carrier when he enrolled
in the Moody Bible Institute in 1955; he became pastor of the
Apostolic Church of God in 1960, a year before he graduated
from the Bible Institute; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Arthur Brazier led the Apostolic Church of
God as pastor for 48 years until his retirement in 2008; during
his tenure, he built the church's membership to 20,000 people;
and
WHEREAS, Bishop Arthur Brazier was the founding president
of The Woodlawn Organization, a South Side community
organization active in the civil rights movement in its early
years; The Woodlawn Organization's Woodlawn Preservation and
Investment Company acquired vacant city properties, where it
built low and mixed-income housing; in 1966, he invited Martin
Luther King Jr. to Chicago, where the pair protested segregated
schools and housing; and

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WHEREAS, Bishop Arthur Brazier recently spearheaded an
effort to create the Woodlawn Children's Promise Zone to ensure
that school-aged children in the Woodlawn community reap the
benefit of all community resources that could be utilized to
enhance their educational experience, raise academic
standards, and create a safe environment where they can thrive;
and
WHEREAS, Bishop Arthur Brazier has served as a
well-respected community and spiritual adviser to numerous
civic and business leaders for many decades in the City of
Chicago and beyond; and
WHEREAS, Bishop Arthur Brazier is survived by his wife,
Esther Isabelle; his son, the Reverend Bryon Brazier; his 3
daughters, Lola Hillman, Janice Dortch, and Rosalyn Shepherd;
his 7 grandchildren; and his 11 great-grandchildren;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
his family and friends, the passing of Bishop Arthur Brazier;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to the family of Bishop Arthur Brazier as a symbol of
our sympathy.