H.R. No. 1369

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For nearly half a century, Father George Clements of
	Chicago has been an inspiring spiritual leader, and his visit to the
	State Capitol on April 4, 2007, provides a welcome opportunity to
	recognize his many worthy endeavors; and
	WHEREAS, Father Clements is a graduate of Archbishop Quigley
	Preparatory Seminary and the University of St. Mary of the Lake
	Mundelein Seminary and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in
	philosophy and theology; ordained as a priest in 1957 by the
	Archdiocese of Chicago, he served for more than two decades as
	pastor of the Holy Angels Church;  active in the civil rights
	movement, he founded both the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus
	and the African-American Police League; and
	WHEREAS, After retiring from Holy Angels Church, Father
	Clements founded One Church-One Child, which assists families with
	the adoption of homeless black and biracial children; since its
	inception, the organization has been highly successful in
	fulfilling its goal and has placed more than 100,000 children in
	loving, adoptive homes; moreover, in 1981, Father Clements became
	the first priest to adopt a child and later adopted three more;  and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his work with adoption, Father
	Clements developed and implemented One Church-One Addict, a project
	involving more than 800 churches in 31 states that helps with the
	rehabilitation of those suffering from drug addiction; he has also
	helped numerous African students secure opportunities to pursue
	higher education in the United States, earning him recognition as
	an honorary chief of the Yoruba Tribe of Nigeria; and
	WHEREAS, A longtime champion of those less fortunate, this
	esteemed clergyman has gained international recognition for his
	humanitarian efforts, and it is a pleasure to welcome him to the
	State Capitol; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Father George Clements for his
	achievements with One Church-One Child as well as for his many other
	good works and extend to him warmest best wishes for the future;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Father Clements as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Coleman
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1369 was adopted by the House on April
	4, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House