Bill Text: TX SR522 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Joseph Baker for his service to the Acres Homes community.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-29 - Reported enrolled [SR522 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR522-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the Reverend Joseph Baker, who is being honored with a | ||
| Religion Award from Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic | ||
| Development, Incorporated, at its 28th annual Awards Banquet on | ||
| March 31, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic | ||
| Development was founded in 1994 to promote the economic vitality | ||
| of the Acres Homes community; the nonprofit organization provides | ||
| a variety of programs, seminars, workshops, and professional | ||
| development opportunities to the community with the goal of helping | ||
| individuals, small businesses, and entrepreneurs continue on paths | ||
| to success; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year, the organization hosts an awards | ||
| banquet to honor area citizens who deserve recognition for their | ||
| exceptional work on behalf of the Acres Homes community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Joseph Baker moved to Acres Homes as a young boy | ||
| in the 1940s; he accepted his call into the ministry 36 years ago, | ||
| and he has been pastoring at Guiding Light Inspirational Baptist | ||
| Church for 25 years; Pastor Baker is committed to serving local | ||
| families, and he has drawn from his personal experiences to | ||
| minister faithfully and compassionately to the needs of all those | ||
| in the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A truly exemplary citizen, Pastor Baker represents | ||
| the highest ideals of civic engagement, and he can indeed take | ||
| pride in his outstanding spiritual leadership; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the Reverend Joseph Baker for helping to | ||
| make the Acres Homes community an inviting place in which to live | ||
| and work and congratulate him on receiving a Religion Award from | ||
| the Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him | ||
| as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Whitmire | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 29, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
