R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor

 1-2     the Reverend Jerry Dailey on the occasion of his 11th anniversary

 1-3     as pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church in San Antonio; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, A native of Indiana, he was graduated from both

 1-5     Bethune-Cookman College and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary

 1-6     before earning a doctorate from the American International Bible

 1-7     Institute in Killeen; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, Reverend Dailey began his pastoral career at the

 1-9     First African Baptist Church in Sharon Hills, Pennsylvania, in

1-10     1977, and after relocating to Texas in 1982, he was pastor of

1-11     Greater St. James Baptist Church in Fort Worth until 1985; and

1-12           WHEREAS, For the past 11 years, Reverend Dailey has offered

1-13     hope and understanding to his growing congregation at San Antonio's

1-14     Macedonia Baptist Church, where he has initiated Bible study groups

1-15     and has developed a strong Sunday school program in which every

1-16     member of the congregation participates; and

1-17           WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman has further served his faith

1-18     in leadership capacities with the Baptist Ministers Union, the

1-19     Guadalupe Baptist District Association, the National Baptist

1-20     Convention of America, Inc., and the Southern Baptist Convention;

1-21     and

1-22           WHEREAS, He continues to maintain his longstanding

1-23     involvement in the community through his work with many local

1-24     organizations; a former member of the San Antonio City Zoning

 2-1     Commission, he has also offered wise and thoughtful guidance as a

 2-2     member of both the San Antonio Police Civilian Advisory Board and

 2-3     the Bexar County Opportunities Industrialization Center; and

 2-4           WHEREAS, In addition, Reverend Dailey has been active in the

 2-5     San Antonio Chapter of the NAACP and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity,

 2-6     and he chaired the San Antonio City Wide Revival from 1988 to 1993;

 2-7     and

 2-8           WHEREAS, His outstanding work in behalf of others has earned

 2-9     him well-deserved acclaim, for Reverend Dailey has been honored

2-10     with several prestigious accolades over the course of the years; in

2-11     addition to receiving the San Antonio Black Achievement Award for

2-12     Excellence in Ministry in 1990 and the first Outstanding

2-13     Congregational Development Award from San Antonio Snap News in

2-14     1992, he was granted an honorary doctorate from Guadalupe College

2-15     in San Antonio in 1991; and

2-16           WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Reverend Dailey is the husband

2-17     of Janice Pullen Dailey and the proud father of three daughters,

2-18     Joy Marie, Jasmine Noelle, and Jeri Nicole, and he takes pleasure

2-19     and satisfaction in their many accomplishments; and

2-20           WHEREAS, In Reverend Dailey, the church has found both a

2-21     preacher and a stalwart friend for the work of the ministry; his

2-22     religious guidance has provided comfort and support to countless

2-23     individuals, and he is indeed worthy of our highest praise and

2-24     recognition as he celebrates 11 years of service to his church;

2-25     now, therefore, be it

2-26           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-27     Legislature hereby honor the Reverend Jerry Dailey and extend to

 3-1     him warmest best wishes on the occasion of his 11th anniversary as

 3-2     pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church; and, be it further

 3-3           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 3-4     prepared for Reverend Dailey as an expression of high regard by the

 3-5     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                   McClendon

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 797 was adopted by the House on May

         16, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House