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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Bishop Othoe Stegall of Lubbock, who passed away on |
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February 17, 2009, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Afton, Bishop Stegall was born on |
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October 25, 1923, to Lee Franklin and Alice Ash Stegall; he served |
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his country with distinction during World War II as a member of the |
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U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Squadron; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his military service, Bishop Stegall was |
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self-employed with an automotive upholstery business until 1950, |
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when he became an ordained minister; he was licensed to preach by |
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the Church of God at the age of 25, and in 1954 he was ordained as a |
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bishop; and |
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WHEREAS, Bishop Stegall shared his spiritual guidance with |
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churches in Stephenville, Brownfield, Sweetwater, Dallas and Fort |
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Worth, and Paris; he was pastor at Paris Church of God from 1960 |
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until 1974 and later served as interim pastor for Pathway Church of |
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God; throughout his ministerial career, he inspired his |
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congregations with his leadership, faith, and vision; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, he was married to his wife, |
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Pearl, for more than half a century, and together they raised three |
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children, David, Sue, and Pat; and |
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WHEREAS, Othoe Stegall will be deeply missed, but he leaves |
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behind a legacy that will forever be treasured by all those who |
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shared in the richness of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Bishop Othoe Stegall and extend |
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deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Pearl |
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Stegall; to his children, David Stegall and his wife, Anita, Sue |
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Boyd and her husband, Foy, and Pat Byas and her husband, Gerald; to |
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his grandchildren, Sharee and Jacky Howard, Alice Byas, and Shanna |
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and Chris Whitney; to his great-grandchildren, Baylee, Wade, and |
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Harlee Whitney and Lexi Howard; to his brother, Henry Rollins, Jr.; |
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to his sister, Mary Curby; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Bishop Othoe Stegall. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 108 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 108 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |