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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 103
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Avery DeShunn Page, Sr.
1 A RESOLUTION
2To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Avery
3 DeShunn Page, Sr.
4 WHEREAS, October 10, 1976, brought great joy to the life of Clifton Page and
5Carolyn Greenleaf-Hadnot, when Avery DeShunn Page made his entry to Earth in Little
6Rock, Arkansas; and
7 WHEREAS, at the age of ten years, Avery accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his
8personal savior, and was baptized into the family of God at Greater Paradise Missionary
9Baptist Church; and
10 WHEREAS, a lover of music and a self-taught drummer, Avery Page was a member
11of his school band in the Little Rock School District; as a computer programming student
12at Remington College, Avery worked in the GPC Clinic at Arkansas Children's Hospital; and
13 WHEREAS, heeding the call of God to preach the Gospel at the age of eighteen,
14Rev. Page preached his first sermon; he was a fruitful laborer for his Lord in God's vineyard
15who spent time traveling the world, spreading the Gospel with his pastor, Bishop Charles E.
16Williams; and on May 17, 2015, Rev. Page completed his earthly assignment in the
17Kingdom, vacating his post as the executive assistant pastor of Covenant of Zion Cathedral
18Church for his eternal assignment; and
19 WHEREAS, Rev. Page served as assistant director of Stop the Violence and was a
20funeral home operations manager; his exemplary work as a mortician led to an appointment
21in 2005 to the Arkansas Burial Board; and
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1 WHEREAS, on March 8, 2014, Rev. Page married the love of his life, Lady Tameka
2Page; and
3 WHEREAS, Rev. Page and his wife Lady Tameka Page were close friends of
4Representative Katrina R. Jackson; and
5 WHEREAS, with a heart for God's people and a love of using his talents to assist
6others, the legacy of service left by Rev. Page will forever remain in the hearts and minds
7of those who knew and loved him.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
9Legislature of Louisiana does hereby extend sincere condolences to the family of Avery
10Deshunn Page, Sr., as they mourn his passing and does hereby express heartfelt sympathies
11to all whose lives were touched by Rev. Page.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
13to the family of Rev. Avery Deshunn Page, Sr.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
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