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By: Cook of Colorado H.R. No. 1537

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The Reverend Quintus Samuel Goins of Elgin is being honored on April 21, 2007, in recognition and appreciation of his half a century of exceptional service as pastor of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Navy and a graduate of Guadalupe Baptist Theological Seminary in San Antonio, Reverend Goins began his service as a pastor in 1953 at Good Hope Baptist Church in Bartlett; he came to Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on Easter Sunday in 1957, and since that time he has blessed his congregants with his inspirational teachings and outstanding guidance; and

WHEREAS, Outside of his church, this man of faith has given generously of his considerable gifts as a minister to prisoners and to the residents of the Elgin Golden Years Retirement & Nursing Home; his leadership has benefited the Elgin community through his 20 years as president of the Elgin Sub District and through his longtime involvement with the Elgin Ministerial Alliance; and

WHEREAS, Through the years, Reverend Goins has enjoyed the love and support of his treasured family, including that of his wife, the late Milia Nell McShan Goins, his children, Lucy G. Stewart-Graham and her husband, Robert, and Joanna Goins-Kemp, and his three grandsons and four great-grandsons; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Goins is an outstanding leader whose endeavors have positively touched the lives of generations of Elgin residents, and he is most deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend Quintus Samuel Goins on his 50th pastoral anniversary at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Reverend Goins as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.