H.R. No. 126
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
  memories of the Reverend Dr. Aristide Brown Sr., who died on
  September 12, 2021, at the age of 91; and
         WHEREAS, The son of Fred and Queen Brown, Aristide Brown was
  born in New Orleans on July 18, 1930, and grew up in Batchelor,
  Louisiana, with seven siblings, Douglas, Lucile, Larence,
  Roseleone, Arthur, John, and Mildred; in 1953, he enlisted in the
  U.S. Army, and over the course of a military career that spanned two
  decades, he served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and earned the
  Bronze Star and five Good Conduct Medals; after retiring in 1973, he
  worked in the civil service and taught at St. Philip's College in
  San Antonio before becoming a full-time pastor; and
         WHEREAS, While still in the army, Dr. Brown received the call
  to preach, and he first served as a pastor at Fort Leonard Wood,
  Missouri, before becoming assistant pastor at St. Stephens Baptist
  Church in San Antonio; from 1972 to 2005, he was pastor of Tree
  Mount Temple Missionary Baptist Church in San Antonio, and in 1989,
  he earned a doctorate from Guadalupe Baptist Theological Seminary;
  in 2006, he became pastor of Anointed Rock Baptist Church and helped
  oversee the congregation's merger with his former church to become
  Anointed Greater Tree Mount Temple Missionary Baptist Church in
  2010; he ultimately retired from ministry in 2012; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Brown married the former Mary Jane Young in
  1953, and the couple shared a rewarding union that spanned 68 years;
  he was the proud father of five children, Gregory, Ray, Michael,
  Aristide, and the late Linda Queen Brown Hatch, and with the passing
  years, he welcomed into his family nine grandchildren, Robert,
  Natasha, Lauren, Ray, Tremond, Spencer, Mychael, Aristide, and
  Angelo, and numerous great-grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, Aristide Brown lived a rich and purposeful life
  dedicated to his family, his faith, and his nation, and he leaves
  behind a legacy of service that will continue to inspire all those
  who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
  of the Reverend Dr. Aristide Brown Sr. and extend sincere
  condolences to the members of his family and to his many 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 Aristide
  Brown.
 
  Lopez
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 126 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on October 18, 2021.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House