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To Celebrate and Congratulate Lady Shirlean Washington on Her 43 Years of Service to Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church and the Columbus Community
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WHEREAS, Lady Shirlean Washington is a devoted wife of 53 years to Bishop Donald J. Washington, mother of two beautiful children, Trina Danielle and Donald Jerome, and grandmother to their granddaughters, Dominique (Shawn) and Amaya, and one grandson, Daniel; and
WHEREAS, Lady Washington works tirelessly at Mt. Hermon as the Director of Women's Ministries, Wedding Consultant, and Public Relations Administrator; and
WHEREAS, outside of Mt. Hermon, she has faithfully served the Eastern Union Missionary Baptist Association and Ohio Baptist General Convention in many capacities over the last 53 years; and
WHEREAS, Lady Washington holds memberships in Who’s Who Minority Business Women of America, NAACP, 100 Black Women of America Society, Red Hat Society, Baptist Ministers Wives; Widows of Columbus, and Theta Phi Sigma Christian Sorority, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Lady Washington feels strongly about establishing and executing the standards of duty in being a humble leader and worker for Christ, and she has proven herself in the marketplace as an entrepreneur and founder of her “Share With Love” outreach ministry; and
WHEREAS, Lady Shirlean Washington is a portrait of the virtuous woman described in Proverbs 31; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby celebrate and congratulate Lady Shirlean Washington on her 43 years of service to Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church and the Columbus Community, and wishes her a happy retirement.