Bill Text: TX HR6 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the Reverend Bryan Dunagan of Dallas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-17 - Reported enrolled [HR6 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR6-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 6 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close with the passing of the Reverend Bryan Dunagan of Dallas on | ||
| October 26, 2023, at the age of 44; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Deborah and Michael Dunagan, Bryan | ||
| Dunagan was born in Dallas on September 21, 1979; he moved to | ||
| Houston during middle school and earned his bachelor's degree in | ||
| political science from Stanford University, where he was active in | ||
| campus ministries and played lacrosse; he went on to earn a master | ||
| of divinity degree from Regent College and a doctor of ministry | ||
| degree from Fuller Theological Seminary; he served congregations in | ||
| California, Washington State, and Houston before becoming a | ||
| teaching pastor at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, where | ||
| he expanded youth outreach and increased attendance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Reverend Dunagan was installed as senior pastor of | ||
| Highland Park Presbyterian Church in 2014, at the age of 34; he | ||
| guided the congregation through a denominational change, a major | ||
| building campaign, and the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic; in | ||
| addition, he led the planting of three local churches, Peak Street | ||
| Church, Grace Church Lake Highlands, and Good Shepherd Oak Cliff; a | ||
| gifted scholar and communicator with a self-deprecating sense of | ||
| humor, he was able to distill his wide-ranging theological | ||
| scholarship for a general audience, sometimes incorporating | ||
| relevant pop culture references; under his leadership, the church | ||
| experienced record growth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2008, Reverend Dunagan married the former Alison | ||
| Wheeler; he championed her passion for global missions and they | ||
| shared their faith with people from Cuba and the Dominican Republic | ||
| to Kenya, Pakistan, and Turkey; the devoted couple was blessed with | ||
| three children, Annie, Wheeler, and Collier Jane; Reverend Dunagan | ||
| instilled in them a love of the great outdoors and enjoyed coaching | ||
| his son in lacrosse and cheering for his daughters at their athletic | ||
| events; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bryan Dunagan touched countless lives through his | ||
| warmth, kindness, and compassion, and although his loss is | ||
| difficult to bear, he will forever be a source of inspiration to all | ||
| who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| the Reverend Bryan Dunagan and extend sincere sympathy to the | ||
| members of his family: to his wife, Ali Dunagan; to his children, | ||
| Annie, Wheeler, and Collier Jane Dunagan; to his father, Michael | ||
| Dunagan; and to his many 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 Bryan | ||
| Dunagan. | ||
| Meyer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 6 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on November 17, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
