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79R19875 MAM-D

By:  Davis of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 2178



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends deeply mourn the passing of the 
Reverend Cecil Eugene McNealy, Jr., of Dallas, on May 22, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Born on July 2, 1936, in Bonham, Dr. McNealy 
graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and fulfilled his 
patriotic duty as a member of the United States Army Airborne 
Division; he earned a bachelor's degree in biblical studies from 
Aspen Christian College and a master's degree in religious 
education and a doctoral degree in urban ministries from Aspen 
Theological Seminary; he also received an honorary doctorate of 
laws from Union Baptist Theological Seminary; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman was called in 1969 to serve 
as pastor of Greater El Bethel Baptist Church of Dallas, where he 
preached with a strong spirit and deep faith for more than 35 years; 
an eloquent and moving speaker, he was known throughout the nation 
for his oratory; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. McNealy also contributed his expertise as a 
board member and regional director of Aspen Christian College and 
Theological Seminary, a board member of the D. Edwin Johnson 
Baptist Institute of Dallas, and a faculty member of the National 
Baptist Congress of Christian Education/National Baptist 
Convention, USA, Inc.; and
	WHEREAS, At the time of his death, he was president emeritus 
of the Baptist Minister's Conference of Dallas and Vicinity, first 
vice moderator for the Galilee Griggs Memorial District Association 
of Baptist Churches, and area director of Aspen Christian College 
and Theological Seminary; and
	WHEREAS, Cecil McNealy's fairness, devotion, and leadership 
will long be remembered by all those who were touched by his 
generosity toward his congregation and community; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Cecil Eugene McNealy, 
Jr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to 
the mother of his children, Ellen Brown McNealy and her father, 
Elmore Brown; to his children, the Reverend William McNealy and his 
wife, Marcia, Bobbie Barr and her husband, James, Marqurette Morris 
and her husband, Timothy, Cheryl Williams, Nira McNealy, Nico 
Hodge, and Bridgett McNealy; to his grandchildren, Slavoski 
Wright I, Amber Graves, Brianna Williams, Cecil McNealy, Taelor 
McNealy, Jordon Dempsey, Lacy Morris, and Daryl McNealy-Evans; to 
his great-grandchildren, Slavoski Wright II, Hannah Wright, and 
Madison Graves; to his brothers, the Reverend T. R. McNealy, Sr., 
and his wife, Evelyn, the Reverend Jeff McNealy and his wife, Lida, 
the Reverend Joe McNealy, Sr., and his wife, Gretchen, the Reverend 
Charles McNealy and his wife, Marian, and the Reverend Timothy 
McNealy, Sr.; to his sisters, Ruth Ann Tucker and Mildred Martin; 
and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the 
Reverend Cecil Eugene McNealy, Jr.