H.R. No. 1186
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For 45 years, the Reverend M. L. Jackson has been the
spiritual leader of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Houston,
and he is to be commended for his many years of inspirational
service with this venerable institution; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Jackson and his wife, Clara Belle Bennett
Jackson, have long fostered faith and fellowship among the
worshipers at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, providing
visionary leadership and moral direction for their fellow
congregants; and
WHEREAS, A man of generosity and integrity, Reverend Jackson
has held numerous leadership roles during nearly five decades as
pastor; he has served as moderator of the South Texas District
Association for 15 years and is a member of the National Baptist
Publishing Board; and
WHEREAS, In addition, this notable gentleman is vice
president of the Baptist Ministers' Association of Houston and
Vicinity and is chairman of the Churches and Public Affairs of the
District Task Force; he has also served as director of the Houston
Area State Ushers and Nurses and is a highly regarded lecturer; and
WHEREAS, The congregants of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist
Church are truly blessed and privileged to worship with Reverend
and Mrs. Jackson, and it is a pleasure to pay tribute to this
remarkable couple and to offer best wishes to the congregation for a
joyous and memorable anniversary celebration; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Reverend M. L. Jackson and Clara Belle
Bennett Jackson on the occasion of his 45th anniversary as pastor of
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church and commend them for their many
years of outstanding service to their church and community; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Jackson as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Dutton
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1186 was adopted by the House on May
16, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House