Bill Text: TX SR577 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of A. Louis Patterson III.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-22 - Reported enrolled [SR577 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR577-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| A. Louis Patterson III | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Pastor A. Louis Patterson III, an | ||
| inspirational and influential minister, who died recently; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A. Louis Patterson III was born in San Bernardino, | ||
| California, and grew up in Houston; he attended Houston Baptist | ||
| University and Texas Southern University before earning a | ||
| bachelor's degree in business administration from historic | ||
| Morehouse College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He accepted his call to the ministry in 1992, and | ||
| began a course of study at Dallas Theological Seminary; he went | ||
| on to further his education at Regent's Park College at Oxford | ||
| University, where he studied homiletics and theology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Pastor Patterson | ||
| preached at numerous citywide revivals and national conferences | ||
| in addition to his duties at the churches he served, which | ||
| included Mount Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, Oak Cliff | ||
| Bible Fellowship, Friendship-West Baptist Church, and the | ||
| historic Sims Chapel Baptist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was the founder and pastor of the Love Church | ||
| in Dallas; he also served on the board of Carver Bible College in | ||
| Atlanta and as treasurer of On Point Ministries, and was | ||
| published in the journal, The African American Pulpit; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pastor Patterson was a man of courage, strength, | ||
| and an abiding faith that he practiced in his daily life; he was | ||
| beloved by his family and many friends, and he will long be | ||
| remembered with affection and admiration by all those who were | ||
| privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family and friends of A. Louis Patterson III; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, | ||
| and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of | ||
| A. Louis Patterson III. | ||
| Ellis | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 22, 2011, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
