H.R. No. 269
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Reverend John Wesley Sedberry, the pastor of
1-2 Saint John Baptist Church in Hillsboro, Texas, died on November 12,
1-3 1992, at the age of 72; though his death is a painful loss to
1-4 family and community alike, the life he led set an example of
1-5 Christian service and concern for his fellowman; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Born on June 26, 1920, in the small town of Gholson,
1-7 Reverend Sedberry at an early age turned toward matters of the
1-8 spirit as he began pursuing a life devoted to the honor and glory
1-9 of God; after furthering his education at Baylor University and
1-10 spending several years in military service, he began his formal
1-11 ministry of outreach and testimony; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Reverend Sedberry went on to pastor Saint John
1-13 Baptist Church for 32 years, providing strength and guidance to his
1-14 congregation in times of joy and trial; through his faith and
1-15 compassion, the spiritual needs of the church were always met; and
1-16 WHEREAS, A member of numerous religious, political, and civic
1-17 organizations as well, Reverend Sedberry reached far beyond the
1-18 walls of his church to share with his community; he actively
1-19 participated in such groups as the Baptist Ministers of Waco and
1-20 McLennan County, the Hill County Ministers' Union, the Old Land
1-21 Mark District Association, the Texas Baptist Sunday School and
1-22 B.T.U. Congress, the National Association for the Advancement of
1-23 Colored People of Hill County, and M. W. Prince Hall Lodge 97; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Reverend Sedberry will be remembered as a great
2-1 teacher, servant, husband, father, and friend who boldly met life's
2-2 challenges in reverence of the Lord; now, therefore, be it
2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-4 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Reverend John
2-5 Wesley Sedberry and extend profound sympathy to the members of his
2-6 family: to his wife, Edna R. Sedberry; to his daughters, Gertha
2-7 Mae Bonner of Dallas and Minnie Ola Love of Fort Worth; to his four
2-8 sisters, Lillian Henderson of Sparks, Nevada, Velma Mays of Los
2-9 Angeles, California, Clarice Smith of Inglewood, California, and
2-10 Cathryn Johnson of Reno, Nevada; to his six grandchildren; to his
2-11 three beloved great-grandchildren; and to the many other relatives
2-12 and friends of this honorable gentleman; and, be it further
2-13 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
2-14 for the members of his family and that when the Texas House of
2-15 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the
2-16 Reverend John Wesley Sedberry.
2-17 Reverend John Wesley Sedberry.
2-18 Denton
2-19 H.R. No. 269
2-20 Laney Giddings Naishtat
2-21 Alexander Glaze Nieto
2-22 Allen Goodman Oakley
2-23 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
2-24 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
2-25 Averitt Gray Park
2-26 Bailey Greenberg Parra
2-27 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
3-1 Black Gutierrez Pitts
3-2 Blackwood Haggerty Place
3-3 Bomer Hamric Price
3-4 Bosse Harris Puente
3-5 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
3-6 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
3-7 Cain Hernandez Rangel
3-8 Campbell Hightower Raymond
3-9 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
3-10 Carter Hilderbran Romo
3-11 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-12 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-13 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-14 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-15 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-16 Cook Hudson Shields
3-17 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
3-18 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
3-19 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
3-20 Craddick James Smithee
3-21 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
3-22 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
3-23 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
3-24 Danburg Junell Tallas
3-25 Davila Kamel Talton
3-26 Davis Krusee Telford
3-27 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-1 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-2 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-3 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-4 Denton Longoria Uher
4-5 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-6 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-7 Dutton McDonald West
4-8 Earley Madden Williamson
4-9 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-10 Edwards Martin Wilson
4-11 Erickson Maxey Wolens
4-12 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
4-13 Flores Moreno Yost
4-14 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
4-15 Gallegos Munoz
4-16 H.R. No. 269
4-17 _______________________________
4-18 Speaker of the House
4-19 I certify that H.R. No. 269 was unanimously adopted by a
4-20 rising vote of the House on March 11, 1993.
4-21 _______________________________
4-22 Chief Clerk of the House