By McClendon H.R. No. 797 75R13554 SAJ-D 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.