File #: 20-4613    Version: 1 Name: HONORING THE LIFE OF DEIDRE LYNN LEE
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/6/2020 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/22/2020 Final action: 10/22/2020
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE OF DEIDRE LYNN LEE WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has called Deidre Lynn Lee from our midst on October 2, 2020; and WHEREAS, Deidre Lynn Abbott born on July 26, 1960 in Harvey, IL to Earlie Mae and the late Melvin Abbott; Deidre accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age under the pastorate of Reverend Napoleon Davis at Second Baptist Church of Harvey, IL; and WHEREAS, Deidre graduated in 1978 from Thornton Township High School in Harvey where she participated in many clubs and extracurricular activities; She continued her education at Columbia College in downtown Chicago; and WHEREAS, Deidre met Ronnie L. Lee at their home church of St. Mark MBC Cathedral under the leadership of the late Bishop William L. Jordan; It did not take long for them to know that they were meant to be together, they dedicated their heart to each other and were united in holy matrimony in August 1997; Deidre was a loving wife and mother who ...
Sponsors: DEBORAH SIMS, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, LARRY SUFFREDIN, PETER N. SILVESTRI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING THE LIFE OF DEIDRE LYNN LEE

WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has called Deidre Lynn Lee from our midst on October 2, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Deidre Lynn Abbott born on July 26, 1960 in Harvey, IL to Earlie Mae and the late Melvin Abbott; Deidre accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age under the pastorate of Reverend Napoleon Davis at Second Baptist Church of Harvey, IL; and

WHEREAS, Deidre graduated in 1978 from Thornton Township High School in Harvey where she participated in many clubs and extracurricular activities; She continued her education at Columbia College in downtown Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Deidre met Ronnie L. Lee at their home church of St. Mark MBC Cathedral under the leadership of the late Bishop William L. Jordan; It did not take long for them to know that they were meant to be together, they dedicated their heart to each other and were united in holy matrimony in August 1997; Deidre was a loving wife and mother who never missed a beat balancing motherhood and ministry with near perfection; Deidre was devoted to her family and gave her life to raising her daughters; two biological and two by marriage, to be successful; and

WHEREAS, Deidre and her husband Bishop Ronnie L. Lee at the leading of the Lord began the ministry of Nehemiah Christian Center Ministries originally in the city of Robbins, IL in February of 2001; and

WHEREAS, Deidre served faithfully as the First Lady of Nehemiah Christian Center Ministries; The church she helped to build from the ground up; Deidre served in various roles lending her many talents in service to the Lord, as a member of the Praise Team, Administrator and then serving as Pastor of the Women's Ministry; Deidre served along with her Bishop and together with the help of the Lord to build Nehemiah Christian Center Ministries into a ministry that impacts the community of Harvey and surrounding communities and that gives Spiritual empowerment to countless p...

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