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Senate
Resolution 778
By:
Senators Jones of the 10th, Ramsey, Sr. of the 43rd, Butler of the 55th, Weber
of the 40th, Thompson of the 5th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
and remembering the life of Archbishop Jimmie L. Smith; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia lost one of its finest and most distinguished individuals
with the passing of Archbishop Jimmie L. Smith; and
WHEREAS,
Archbishop had an extensive educational background, attending Durham Business
College in Durham, North Carolina; North Carolina Central University; Allen
University in Columbia, South Carolina, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in
history with a minor in religion; two doctorate degrees from South West London
University in London, England, and California School of Theology in Berkley,
California; Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and Beulah Heights Bible
College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he studied religious education;
and
WHEREAS,
Archbishop Smith was a native of Lithonia, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he was called into the ministry at the age of 18, became a pastor at the age of
20, and has been spreading the Word of God for 42 years; and
WHEREAS,
Archbishop Smith was the presiding prelate of the Light of the World
Interdenominational International Association and oversaw ministries in 34
countries with a membership of more than 200,000; and
WHEREAS,
in 1982, he married Ruth W. Smith, and together they raised a family of five
children and eight grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
he and his wife organized the Light of the World Christian Academy;
and
WHEREAS,
Archbishop Smith has authored three books, and he is the executive producer and
recording artist of three CDs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join together in honoring the memory of Archbishop Jimmie L. Smith and extending the deepest and most sincere condolences to his family and friends.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join together in honoring the memory of Archbishop Jimmie L. Smith and extending the deepest and most sincere condolences to his family and friends.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Archbishop
Jimmie L. Smith.