Bill Text: TX HR16 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 16 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of the Reverend Dr. George V. Clark of Austin.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-09 - Reported enrolled [HR16 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR16-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 16



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort
	those saddened by the passing of the Reverend Dr. George V. Clark of
	Austin on April 21, 2022, at the age of 92; and
	WHEREAS, George Clark was born to the Reverend Amos Clark and
	Helen Rutledge Clark in Webberville on July 24, 1929; following a
	tour of duty in the military, he earned a bachelor's degree from
	Huston-Tillotson University and a master of divinity degree at the
	Seminary of the Southwest; he completed his education at The
	University of Texas at Austin and the Andover Newton Seminary at
	Yale University, and he received an honorary doctorate from
	Huston-Tillotson; and
	WHEREAS, Reverend Clark was ordained as a minister at College
	Heights Baptist Church in Austin, and he served as pastor for
	St. Mary's Baptist Church in Pflugerville and Sweet Home Baptist
	Church in Round Rock; in 1970, he assumed the pulpit of Mt. Zion
	Baptist Church in Austin, where for half a century he ably guided
	the congregation; he was also involved in a number of faith-based
	organizations; in addition to his pastoral work, he was a teacher in
	the Round Rock Independent School District, and he held several
	positions with the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, including
	director of training and director of the Office of Civil Rights; and
	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Reverend Clark enjoyed the
	love and support of his wife, Bobbie Jean Higgins Clark, with whom
	he shared a fulfilling union that spanned more than 40 years until
	her passing in 2001; he took great pride in his two children, Vicki
	and Vincent, and he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to
	include three grandchildren, Tony, Sydney, and Mary, and three
	great-grandchildren, Carlton, Amari, and Antoni; and
	WHEREAS, George Clark lived a rich and purposeful life
	centered around his faith and his family, and he will long be
	remembered with deep affection by those who had the pleasure to know
	him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Reverend
	Dr. George V. Clark and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn
	his passing; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the
	Reverend Dr. George Clark.

	Cole

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 16 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on March 8, 2023.

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	Chief Clerk of the House