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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in |
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Houston gathered on January 18, 2009, to commemorate the 25th |
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anniversary of Dr. Louis C. Sidney, Sr., as pastor of their |
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congregation and to extend appreciation to Dr. Sidney and his wife, |
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Darlene, for their continued service; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston in 1952 to Elijah and Burlee Sidney, |
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Louis Charles Sidney answered the call to the ministry more than |
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three decades ago; he holds a bachelor of theology degree from the |
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Conroe Normal and Real Bible Seminary and a doctor of divinity |
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degree from the Inter-Baptist Theological Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Sidney was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, |
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and graduated from Tennessee State University in Nashville; she |
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relocated to the Bayou City after retiring from the Hamilton County |
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Juvenile Court as a juvenile probation officer; Dr. and Mrs. Sidney |
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met at St. Paul MBC and were joined in matrimony on December 4, |
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2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, this esteemed couple have been |
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affiliated with numerous organizations; Dr. Sidney has served as |
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dean of the Progressive Peaceful Union District Association and as |
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a member of the Northeast Ministerial Council, the Northeast Harris |
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County Christian Ministers Alliance, the New Progressive Civic Club |
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of Settegast, and the citizen advisory board for the Harris County |
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Precinct 3 Constable's Office; Mrs. Sidney was formerly a member of |
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the Chattanooga Choral Society for the Preservation of African |
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American Song and the board of directors of Hope Unlimited |
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Ministries; and |
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WHEREAS, Actively engaged in the community, Dr. Sidney has |
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sought to help the hungry, the hurting, and the outcast, to foster |
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harmonious relations among local residents, and to make the area a |
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better place for both children and senior citizens; he and |
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Mrs. Sidney also gave generously of their time and energies to the |
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Katrina relief effort; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their compassion and goodwill, Pastor and |
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Mrs. Sidney have enhanced the lives of countless individuals, and |
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in so doing, they have won the esteem and affection of their |
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congregation and the community at large; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Louis C. Sidney, Sr., and Darlene |
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Sidney for their dedicated service to St. Paul Missionary Baptist |
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Church and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. and Mrs. Sidney as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |