R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. R. Othal Feather of San Angelo on 1-2 February 26, 2001, at the age of 97, has deeply saddened the family 1-3 and many friends and admirers of this noted minister and professor; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born on March 25, 1903, in Indian Territory, now the 1-6 state of Oklahoma, he attended Oklahoma A&M and graduated from 1-7 Oklahoma Baptist University with a bachelor's degree; he earned a 1-8 master's degree and a doctorate in religious education from 1-9 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and pursued post-graduate 1-10 studies at Columbia University and Union Seminary in New York City; 1-11 and 1-12 WHEREAS, Dr. Feather attained the rank of major and served 1-13 his country with valor as a United States Army chaplain with the 1-14 130th General Hospital in Belgium during World War II; and 1-15 WHEREAS, For his many contributions during 28 years of 1-16 service at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was made a 1-17 professor of education administration emeritus; his accomplishments 1-18 at the seminary included creating the school's field education 1-19 program and its military chaplaincy curriculum; he also designed 1-20 the "Associational Sunday School Witnessing Campaign," which was 1-21 used by Southern Baptists nationwide to preach the Gospel; and 1-22 WHEREAS, He established and for several years directed the 1-23 Tarrant Baptist Association hospital ministry, which trained 1-24 laypersons to minister to patients in area hospitals; abundantly 2-1 blessed with talent, he wrote the tract "A True Witness," as well 2-2 as two books on evangelism and numerous articles for Christian 2-3 education periodicals; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Over the course of his long and accomplished life, 2-5 Dr. Feather was called to serve churches in Texas, Oklahoma, 2-6 Kansas, and Missouri as minister of education; he was a visiting 2-7 professor at the Arab Baptist Seminary in Beirut, Lebanon, and at 2-8 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, 2-9 and while on special assignment with the Southern Baptist Foreign 2-10 Mission Board, he shared his faith with people across the globe; 2-11 and 2-12 WHEREAS, Dr. Feather's leadership abilities were reflected in 2-13 his service as president of the Oklahoma Baptist University Alumni, 2-14 the Southwest Religious Education Association, and the Southern 2-15 Baptist Chaplains Association; he was honored as a distinguished 2-16 alumnus by Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist 2-17 Theological Seminary, and he was accorded the Distinguished Faculty 2-18 Service Award by the School of Religious Education of Southwestern 2-19 Baptist Theological Seminary and the Distinguished Leadership Award 2-20 by the Baptist Association of Christian Educators; and 2-21 WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share the friendship of 2-22 Dr. Feather will miss his warmth and commitment for many years to 2-23 come; now, therefore, be it 2-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-25 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. R. Othal Feather 2-26 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his 2-27 wife of 11 years, Mayola Clark Feather; to his sons and 3-1 daughters-in-law, Robert O. and Carolyn Feather and George K. and 3-2 Allete Feather; to his grandchildren and their spouses, Robert K. 3-3 and Lisa Feather, Sunni and Britt Brookshire, Deby and Wes Evans, 3-4 Donna and Jesse Hinton, Darlene and Greg West, and Deanna and Todd 3-5 Lashley; to his great-grandchildren, Victoria and Susanna Feather; 3-6 Blake, Chad, Ross, and Caroline Brookshire; Sam Evans; Jarrod and 3-7 Joel Hinton; Hannah West; and Ellen, Levi, and Benjamin Lashley; to 3-8 his brother, Mark Feather; to his nephew and nieces, Mark 3-9 Feather, Jr., Beth Pennington, and Cheryl Feather; and to the other 3-10 relatives and many friends of this beloved man; and, be it further 3-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-12 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 3-13 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. R. 3-14 Othal Feather. Junell _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1121 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 25, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House