1 | 1 | | 1 HR30 |
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2 | 2 | | 2 216791-1 |
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3 | 3 | | 3 By Representatives Clarke, Drummond, Gaston, Pringle, Wilcox, |
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4 | 4 | | 4 Jones (S), Bracy and Simpson |
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5 | 5 | | 5 RFD: |
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6 | 6 | | 6 First Read: 02-FEB-22 |
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8 | 8 | | Page 0 1 216791-1:n:01/28/2022:BH/bh LSA2022-305 |
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15 | 15 | | 8 CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF DR. STEPHEN FORD DILL. |
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17 | 17 | | 10 WHEREAS, it is with profound sorrow that we note the |
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18 | 18 | | 11 death of Dr. Stephen Ford Dill; and |
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19 | 19 | | 12 WHEREAS, his passing leaves a void in the lives of |
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20 | 20 | | 13 his loving family, many friends, and the entire community, |
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21 | 21 | | 14 where he was highly regarded; and |
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22 | 22 | | 15 WHEREAS, Dr. Dill was born in Birmingham, Alabama, |
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23 | 23 | | 16 to Chris C. Dill and Winnie Frank Ford Dill; and |
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24 | 24 | | 17 WHEREAS, Dr. Dill earned a Bachelor's Degree from |
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25 | 25 | | 18 Emory University, a Master's Degree from Emory's Candler |
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26 | 26 | | 19 School of Theology, and an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree |
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27 | 27 | | 20 from Huntingdon College; and |
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28 | 28 | | 21 WHEREAS, from 1972 to 1990, Dr. Dill served as |
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29 | 29 | | 22 Senior Minister of Dauphin Way United Methodist Church; later, |
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30 | 30 | | 23 he was named Pastor Emeritus; in 2010, he served as Interim |
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31 | 31 | | 24 Senior Minister; all in all, he was a man of numerous |
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32 | 32 | | 25 achievements, including, but not limited to, serving as a |
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33 | 33 | | 26 United Methodist Minister in the Alabama-West Florida |
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34 | 34 | | 27 Conference for 40 years; organizing Oglethorpe United |
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35 | 35 | | Page 1 1 Methodist Church in Oglethorpe, Georgia, and organizing Wesley |
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36 | 36 | | 2 Chapel United Methodist Church in Mobile, Alabama; serving as |
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37 | 37 | | 3 Pastor of East Tallassee United Methodist Church in Alabama, |
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38 | 38 | | 4 Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church in Florida, Dalraida |
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39 | 39 | | 5 United Methodist Church in Alabama, and First United Methodist |
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40 | 40 | | 6 Church of Brewton in Alabama; serving as President of the |
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41 | 41 | | 7 Alabama-West Florida Conference Board of Pensions; serving as |
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42 | 42 | | 8 a Delegate to the World Methodist Conferences in London, |
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43 | 43 | | 9 England, and Denver, Colorado; serving as the Superintendent |
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44 | 44 | | 10 of the Methodist Churches for the Troy District; serving as |
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45 | 45 | | 11 Chairman of Celebration 2000, Mobile's interdenominational |
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46 | 46 | | 12 observance of two millennia of Christianity; serving as the |
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47 | 47 | | 13 Director of the J.L. Bedsole Scholars Program for 18 years |
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48 | 48 | | 14 after retiring from the ministry; being honored with the 1992 |
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49 | 49 | | 15 Mobile United Community Service Award, the 1994 Rotarian of |
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50 | 50 | | 16 the Year Award, and the 2010 Chamber of Commerce Fred |
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51 | 51 | | 17 Delchamps Award; being named to the Murphy High School Hall of |
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52 | 52 | | 18 Fame; being the keynote speaker for the 175th Anniversary |
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53 | 53 | | 19 Celebration of the The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce in |
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54 | 54 | | 20 2011; and serving on many boards and committees; and |
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55 | 55 | | 21 WHEREAS, Dr. Dill was preceded in death by his |
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56 | 56 | | 22 parents; and sister, Sarah Elizabeth Dill; and |
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57 | 57 | | 23 WHEREAS, he is survived by his wife, Ruth Reeves |
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58 | 58 | | 24 Dill; children, Dr. Stephen Reeves Dill (Ann), Dr. Laurie |
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59 | 59 | | 25 Elizabeth Dill (Larry Menefee), Chris Tesch, and Stuart |
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60 | 60 | | 26 Harrison Dill (Maral Missirian-Dill); grandchildren, Robert |
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61 | 61 | | 27 Stephen Dill, Rebecca Elizabeth Dill, Andrew Dill Menefee, |
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62 | 62 | | Page 2 1 Edward Dill Menefee, Martin Dill Menefee, Ani Missirian-Wilson |
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63 | 63 | | 2 (John Wilson), and Ohan Missirian-Dill; and great-grandchild, |
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64 | 64 | | 3 Aline Missirian-Wilson; and |
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65 | 65 | | 4 WHEREAS, although his presence will be greatly |
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66 | 66 | | 5 missed, the memory of Dr. Dill will be cherished in the hearts |
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67 | 67 | | 6 of all who knew and loved him; now therefore, |
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68 | 68 | | 7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF |
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69 | 69 | | 8 THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That the death of Dr. Stephen Ford |
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70 | 70 | | 9 Dill is recorded with deep sadness, and this resolution is |
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71 | 71 | | 10 offered in tribute to his life, along with heartfelt sympathy |
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72 | 72 | | 11 to his family, whose grief is shared by many. |
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