Bill Text: TX HR277 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the Reverend Dr. Lawrence A. Crenshaw of San Antonio.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-04 - Reported enrolled [HR277 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR277-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 277 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of the Reverend Dr. Lawrence A. Crenshaw of San Antonio on | ||
| December 18, 2010, at the age of 86; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Etha Mae Winn and Marcus Crenshaw, | ||
| Lawrence Crenshaw was born in Caldwell County on March 4, 1924; he | ||
| grew up learning the value of hard work on his family's 239-acre | ||
| farm, where he chopped wood, hauled water, milked cows, picked | ||
| cotton, and stripped sugarcane; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Crenshaw decided at an early age to dedicate his | ||
| life to the ministry; after graduating from St. John School in Dale, | ||
| he attended Conroe College and Mary Allen College, earning | ||
| bachelor's and master's degrees in theology and divinity as well as | ||
| a doctorate in divinity; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During his more than six decades as a pastor, | ||
| Reverend Crenshaw shared his knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual | ||
| guidance with many congregations, serving churches in Navasota, | ||
| Littig, and Round Rock; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1953, he was called to lead Palestine Baptist | ||
| Church in San Antonio, and through the years, he revitalized the | ||
| house of worship by creating new outreach ministries to serve | ||
| members and area residents in need; under his leadership, the | ||
| congregation built a new facility and spread a message of hope to | ||
| the greater public through radio and television broadcasts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to his work with Palestine Baptist, | ||
| Dr. Crenshaw served his community of faith as a Bible instructor | ||
| with Guadalupe College and as vice president and president of the | ||
| Sunday School and BYBU Congress; he also held offices on local, | ||
| state, and national levels and as chair of the permanent | ||
| organization committee, co-chair of the pastor's conference, vice | ||
| chair of the finance committee, and historian for the district | ||
| association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Reverend Crenshaw exchanged wedding vows with | ||
| Estella Washington on September 17, 1947, and the couple had a | ||
| rewarding marriage that spanned more than half a century; after his | ||
| wife's passing, he was fortunate enough to find love a second time, | ||
| and in 2007 he married Mattie Johnson, with whom he shared a special | ||
| enjoyment of traveling; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Lawrence Crenshaw was a gifted and devoted | ||
| pastor who made a profound difference in the lives of those who had | ||
| the privilege of hearing him preach, and although he is deeply | ||
| missed, he leaves behind a legacy that will be treasured for years | ||
| to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Reverend | ||
| Dr. Lawrence A. Crenshaw and extend sincere sympathy to the members | ||
| of his family: to his wife, Mattie Crenshaw; to his sisters, Cleola | ||
| Franks, Rosa Lee Taylor, Ophelia Knox, Dee Dee Bennett, Effie Kemp, | ||
| and Julia Crenshaw-Moore and her husband, Willie; and to his other | ||
| relatives and friends; 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. Lawrence A. Crenshaw. | ||
| McClendon | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 277 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
