title
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE OF REVEREND TYRONE CRIDER
WHEREAS, on Friday, May 26th, almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called one of our community and religious leaders, Rev Tyrone Crider, to His side; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Crider was born on January 6, 1959, in Maywood, Illinois, to Charles and Bernice Crider; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Crider attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he accepted the call to ministry, preached his first sermon and became a licensed preacher on May 17, 1978. He would later be ordained on March 1st, 1981; and
WHEREAS, after graduating from Morehouse in 1982, Rev. Crider moved back to Chicago to head the National PUSH for Excellence Program; and
WHEREAS, in 1983 Rev. Crider coordinated the youth voter registration campaign to elect Harold Washington as Chicago's first African-American mayor; and
WHEREAS, in 1984 Rev. Crider led the national voter registration campaign for Rev. Jesse Jackson's Presidential campaign; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Crider served as the Director of Admissions and Associate Dean of Students at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, from 1985 through 1989; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Crider organized the New Hope Community Baptist Church of Chicago in 1991. He served as its Pastor until March of 1998; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Crider was installed as Pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Chicago in July of 2003 and served Thirteen (13) years, ten months (10) in that position; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Crider published The Gospel Tribune from 1994 to 2013, and launched the African-American Tribune in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Crider is survived by his wife Regina and their four children: Sandra, Shantoya, Tyrone Jr., Ti'Ana and one grand-daughter, Felice.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, extend their deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathy to the family, as well as to the many friends and ...
Click here for full text