Number
081606
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name, "Dr. Lucy B. Hughes," to West State Street from North 29th to North 31st Street in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution assigns the honorary street name, "Dr. Lucy B. Hughes," to the 2-block segment of West State Street from North 29th Street to North 31st Street in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Body
Whereas, Dr. Lucy B. Hughes, known affectionately as “Dr. L.B.,” and her husband of 59 years, Bishop Joe L. Hughes, established their original church in their home in 1964, and both ministered to the congregants of the Greater Utopian Church at 2925 W. State Street for over 30 years before Dr. L.B.’s passing on November 15, 2008; and
Whereas, Dr. L.B. was a gifted teacher whose seminars refreshed those who attended and her presence inspired faith, hope and love in everyone she met, young or old, church-member, visitor or part of the surrounding neighborhood; and
Whereas, Dr. L.B. was a visionary who established ministries beyond the walls of the Greater Utopian Church to reach out to Milwaukeeans struggling in life and spirit; and
Whereas, Dr. L.B. and Bishop Hughes began telecasting worship services on Channel 55 in 1989 to minister to the spiritual needs of the homebound and shut-ins; and
Whereas; Her Prison Ministry preached the redemptive power of rehabilitation to prisoners hoping to rebuild their lives; and
Whereas, Her Samaritans Purse Ministry provided the material blessing of coats and hats, gloves and scarves to warm the homeless and food to slake their hunger; and
Whereas, Her Nursing Home Ministry provided comfort and concern to ease the loneliness and misery of the elderly, and
Whereas, Dr. L.B. demonstrated by example that study and spiritual growth is a lifelong process when at the age of 61 she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and Honorary Doctorate in Humanities through ...
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