H.R. No. 429

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The members of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in
	San Antonio honored the Reverend John A. Hall on his half-century of
	service to the congregation on May 4, 2008; and
	WHEREAS, Since joining Trinity in April 1958, Reverend Hall
	has worked in behalf of the church's membership and area citizens,
	offering comfort and guidance to those in need and expanding
	services to include a House of Prayer and Prayer Hotline, as well as
	video, television, and radio ministries; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School, Reverend
	Hall served his country as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps
	during World War II; he went on to earn bachelor's degrees from St.
	Mary's University and Guadalupe Theological College, where he also
	completed his doctoral degree; an instructor there for more than 40
	years, he currently serves the college as dean of student affairs;
	and
	WHEREAS, Reverend Hall has further contributed to his
	community of faith through his leadership in the Guadalupe Baptist
	District Association and College; initially serving as vice
	moderator and later as interim moderator, he was elected moderator
	in 2001 and served with distinction in that role until 2004; and
	WHEREAS, Reverend Hall has served the greater community as
	well through his involvement with the San Antonio Comprehensive
	Nutrition Project, the annual Martin Luther King Day celebration,
	and Genesis, a drug rehabilitation program; in addition, he is a
	member of the Baptist Ministers Union of San Antonio and Vicinity
	and the Educational Board of the National Baptist Convention of
	America; and
	WHEREAS, John Hall has enhanced the lives of countless
	individuals during his tenure at Trinity Missionary Baptist, and he
	may indeed reflect with joy on all he has accomplished over the
	course of his service with the church; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend John A. Hall on his
	50th anniversary with Trinity Missionary 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 Hall as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	McClendon
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 429 was adopted by the House on
	February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House