Bill Text: TX HR685 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. John E. Cameron Sr. on his 45th pastoral anniversary with Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-02-25 - Reported enrolled [HR685 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR685-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 685

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. John E. Cameron Sr. is marking his 45th
anniversary as pastor of Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in
Jackson, Mississippi, in 2015; and
WHEREAS, A member of the clergy for more than six decades,
Dr. Cameron earned his theology degree from the American Baptist
Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, and he holds an
honorary doctor of divinity degree from Rust College; long involved
in social activism, he worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
on a voter registration drive, and documents regarding his
accomplishments during the civil rights era are housed at Tougaloo
College and the University of Southern Mississippi; he traveled to
Washington, D.C., to provide briefings on African American matters
during four presidential administrations; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Cameron has received numerous
accolades, among them the Medgar Evers Award, the Pearl River Basin
Development District Service Award, and the 2013 Fannie Lou Hamer
Humanitarian Award; he was a colonel on the staff of former
Mississippi governor Cliff Finch, and he served as coordinator of
youth affairs by gubernatorial appointment; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his notable tenure, Dr. Cameron has
wholeheartedly committed his talents and energies to serving the
congregation of Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, and his
leadership has provided valued inspiration and guidance to his
community of faith; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. John E. Cameron Sr. on his 45th
pastoral anniversary and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued success with his important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Cameron as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Thompson of Harris
Straus Guerra Otto
Allen Guillen Paddie
Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
Alvarado Harless Paul
Anchia Hernandez Peña
Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
Ashby Huberty Pickett
Aycock Hughes Price
Bell Hunter Raney
Blanco Isaac Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
Button King of Parker Rose
Canales King of Taylor Sanford
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
Clardy Klick Schofield
Coleman Koop Shaheen
Collier Krause Sheets
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
Crownover Larson Simpson
Dale Laubenberg Smith
Darby Leach Smithee
Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
Dukes Márquez Stickland
Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles VanDeaver
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White of Bell
Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Geren Murphy Workman
Giddings Murr Wray
Goldman Naishtat Wu
Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
González Oliveira Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 685 was adopted by the House on February
25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House