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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Monsignor Larry J. Droll of St. Ann's Catholic |
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Parish in Midland is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his |
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ordination as a priest on June 15, 2023, and this occasion truly |
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merits special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from St. John's High School |
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Seminary in San Antonio, Larry Droll studied at Assumption Seminary |
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and St. John's Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota; along the way, |
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he earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from St. Mary's |
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University and a master's degree in theology from St. John's |
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University; he was ordained as a deacon in 1972 and as a priest in |
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1973; he went on to receive his licentiate in canon law from the |
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Catholic University of America in 1989; and |
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WHEREAS, Among his many honors, he was designated Chaplain to |
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His Holiness and awarded the title of monsignor by Pope John Paul II |
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on November 23, 1989; six years later, he was appointed as a Prelate |
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of Honor, and in 2008, he was elevated to the prestigious title of |
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Protonotary Apostolic; and |
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WHEREAS, Monsignor Droll served as a pastor at a number of |
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churches in San Angelo, Ozona, and Wall before taking on his current |
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role as a pastor at St. Ann's Catholic Parish in Midland; his many |
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responsibilities have included his diocesan assignments as a member |
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of the Presbyteral Council, the College of Consultors, and the |
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Priest Pension Plan Administrative Board, as well as his tribunal |
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assignment as a collegiate judge; in addition, he distinguished |
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himself through his service as a chancellor and vicar general, and |
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he played an instrumental role in establishing a partnership |
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between the Diocese of San Angelo and the Diocese of San Pedro Sula |
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in Honduras; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his community, Monsignor Droll |
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has served as a chaplain for several Knights of Columbus Councils as |
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well as the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court of |
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St. Catherine of Siena; he has also been involved with the |
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Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Leadership San |
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Angelo, the San Angelo Symphony Chorale, the School Health Advisory |
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Council of the Wall Independent School District, and the board of |
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directors of the Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the past five decades, Monsignor |
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Larry Droll has wholeheartedly committed his talents and energies |
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to the spiritual enrichment of others, and his strong faith and |
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compassion have benefited countless people; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Monsignor Larry J. Droll on the 50th |
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anniversary of his ordination as a priest and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Monsignor Droll as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |