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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE REVEREND STEPHEN E. RICHARDSON ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, the Reverend Stephen E. Richardson is the Senior Pastor of Jordan Temple Baptist Church in Hillside, and
WHEREAS, before entering the ministry, Pastor Richardson held several positions in the private financial sector, and
WHEREAS, Pastor Richardson was the initial Property Manager for the center of the Chicago Public Library System, named after Mayor Harold Washington, and
WHEREAS, Pastor Richardson and his beloved wife, Cynthia, created their own business that provided maintenance services to Downtown buildings and O’Hare Airport in addition to another business that built residential and commercial buildings across Cook County, and
WHEREAS, in 1993, Pastor Richardson succeeded his father in law, the Reverend Willie F. Jordan, Sr., in the Pastorate of Jordan Temple, and
WHEREAS, beginning in 1996 Pastor Richardson and his wife closed a portion of their businesses to better serve their church community, and
WHEREAS, Pastor Richardson was diagnosed in 1996 with a disease that mandated two heart transplants and a kidney transplant, and
WHEREAS, since those transplants, the Pastor has become a vocal advocate for organ donation, and
WHEREAS, Pastor Richardson’s life exemplifies Psalm 34:19, which says Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all, and
WHEREAS, this year marked the 25th anniversary that God has blessed Pastor Richardson with the honor to serve Jordan Temple, and
WHEREAS, beyond serving his church community, Pastor Richardson and Lady Richardson have been married 37 years and raised three children.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Board of Commissioners that the Reverend Stephen E. Richardson is honored on the occasion of his 25th anniversary leading Jordan Temple Baptist Church.end