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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 SMR 5 3
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By: Senator J. Scott 5
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SENATE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 8
TO REMEMBER PASTOR ROBERT J. JENKINS FOR HIS GOOD 9
WORKS AND DEVOTED SERVICE IN HIS COMMUNITY AND THE 10
STATE OF ARKANSAS. 11
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TO REMEMBER PASTOR ROBERT J. JENKINS FOR 15
HIS GOOD WORKS AND DEVOTED SERVICE IN 16
HIS COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. 17
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WHEREAS, Pastor Robert John Jenkins passed away on February 18, 2025, 19
at the age of eighty -six; and 20
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins was born on November 25, 1938, in Brooklyn, New 22
York, to Edward Smith and Theresa Jenkins Smith; and 23
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn, 25
New York, and enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1956; and 26
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins earned a degree of Honorary Doctorate of Humane 28
Letters from Arkansas Baptist College; and 29
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins married Jewel Sanders Jenkins on December 1, 31
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WHEREAS, in 1974, Pastor Jenkins became a member of the Morning Star 34
Missionary Baptist Church in North Little Rock, Arkansas, under the 35
leadership of Pastor Levern Swain; and 36 SMR5
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WHEREAS, in 1976, Pastor Jenkins became the pastor of the Morning Star 2
Missionary Baptist Church and served faithfully in that role for forty -eight 3
(48) years, until his death; and 4
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins was President of the General Missionary Baptist 6
State Convention of Arkansas, President of the Argenta District Congress, 7
Financial Secretary and Host of the National Baptist Convention of America, 8
board member of the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention 9
of America, and board member of the National and Southern Baptist Cooperative 10
Ministry; and 11
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins will always be a pillar in the Prince Hall 13
Masonic Family, Jurisdiction of Arkansas, and with over sixty (60) years of 14
dedicated service, he obtained the highest degree in Freemasonry of Grand 15
Inspector General, 33rd Degree; and 16
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins was the Senior Grand Chaplain of MWPHGL of 18
Arkansas, Past Master of H.J. Evans, Senior Lodge #8 of Jacksonville, Charter 19
Member of W.P. Brown Chapter #142 of North Little Rock, Charter Member of 20
E.J. Jackson Commandery #8 of North Little Rock, Charter Member of George 21
Myles Council #2 of North Little Rock, and Member of J.L.H. Consistory #76 of 22
Little Rock; and 23
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins became interested in golf at a later age and 25
became a member of the Pro -Duffers of Little Rock in 2009; and 26
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WHEREAS, Pastor Jenkins was preceded in death by his parents and two 28
(2) sons, Heath Edward Jenkins and Robert Sean Jenkins, and Pastor Jenkins 29
leaves to cherish his memory his loving and devoted wife of sixty -five (65) 30
years, Jewel Jenkins, daughters Joani Jackson, Sabrina Hayes, and Andra 31
Nichole Jenkins, and many grandchildren, great -grandchildren, nieces, 32
nephews, cousins, family, and friends, 33
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NOW THEREFORE, 35
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 36 SMR5
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THAT the Senate remember Pastor Robert J. Jenkins for his good works 3
and devoted service in his community and the State of Arkansas. 4
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 6
presented to the family of Pastor Robert J. Jenkins by the Secretary of the 7
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