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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Congregants of the Church of God in Christ were |
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deeply saddened by the death of their esteemed leader, Presiding |
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Bishop G. E. Patterson of Memphis, Tennessee, who passed away in |
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March 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Humboldt, Tennessee, G. E. Patterson |
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attended Lemoyne-Owen College in Memphis and the Detroit Bible |
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Institute and held an honorary doctorate from Oral Roberts |
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University; ordained as an elder in the COGIC in 1957, he served as |
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a minister for nearly 50 years, during which time he organized |
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Temple of Deliverance COGIC in Memphis; and |
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WHEREAS, One of his most notable accomplishments was the |
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founding of Bountiful Blessings Ministries, a worldwide telecast |
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program, through which he reached millions of people with his |
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positive message of faith; he further distinguished himself as the |
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jurisdictional prelate of the Tennessee Fourth Ecclesiastical |
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Jurisdiction and as a member of the COGIC general board, and on |
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November 14, 2000, he was elected presiding bishop; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Bishop Patterson is deeply missed, he |
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leaves behind an inspiring legacy of compassion, hope, and faith |
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that will be forever treasured by all those whose lives he touched; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Church of God in |
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Christ Presiding Bishop G. E. Patterson and extend sincere sympathy |
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to his wife, Louise Patterson, and to his many other relatives, |
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friends, and admirers; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Presiding |
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Bishop G. E. Patterson. |