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                                                                  H.R. No. 2189



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Reverend Robert L. Thomas, Jr., of Houston is 
celebrating his first anniversary as pastor of Olivet Missionary 
Baptist Church on May 29, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, A native Texan, Reverend Thomas attended schools in 
Houston and Hempstead and earned both his bachelor's degree in 
industrial technology and his master's degree in educational 
administration from Prairie View A&M University; and
	WHEREAS, He joined Olivet Missionary Baptist in the mid-1990s 
as a deacon and member of the board of trustees; in 1998, he 
answered the call to the ministry and began a five-year tenure as 
the congregation's youth minister; for several months in 2003, he 
served as the church's interim pastor and was soon unanimously 
elected as the congregation's permanent pastor; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his religious service, Reverend 
Thomas has enjoyed a career as a teacher in the technology education 
departments at a number of middle schools and high schools 
throughout the Lone Star State; currently the program director of 
business/education partnerships for the Aldine Independent School 
District, he has also served as an adjunct faculty instructor in the 
North Harris Montgomery Community College District; and
	WHEREAS, While demands on his time are many, Reverend Thomas 
has further distinguished himself through his involvement in a host 
of professional and civic organizations, including the North 
Houston Greenspoint Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development 
Committee, Northwest Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, 
North Harris College Applied Technology Advisory Council, and 
Association of Builders and Contractors Education Committee; a 
participant in the Taking Education to Work Initiative, he has also 
served as president of the Gulf Coast Career and Technology 
Administrators of Texas and is currently president-elect of 
Leadership North Houston Alumni; and
	WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Reverend Thomas has enjoyed 
the love and support of his wife of 18 years, Tracey Brooks Thomas, 
and their two children, Mariel and Taylor Thomas; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman's untiring efforts and 
inspired teachings have been a great blessing to Olivet Missionary 
Baptist Church, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor him at this 
time; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend Robert L. Thomas, Jr., 
on his first anniversary as pastor of Olivet Missionary Baptist 
Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for many more years of 
service to the congregation; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Reverend Thomas as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Dutton

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 2189 was adopted by the House on May 
27, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House