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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in |
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San Antonio honored the Reverend John A. Hall on his half-century of |
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service to the congregation on May 4, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining Trinity in April 1958, Reverend Hall |
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has worked in behalf of the church's membership and area citizens, |
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offering comfort and guidance to those in need and expanding |
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services to include a House of Prayer and Prayer Hotline, as well as |
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video, television, and radio ministries; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School, Reverend |
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Hall served his country as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps |
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during World War II; he went on to earn bachelor's degrees from St. |
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Mary's University and Guadalupe Theological College, where he also |
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completed his doctoral degree; an instructor there for more than 40 |
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years, he currently serves the college as dean of student affairs; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Hall has further contributed to his |
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community of faith through his leadership in the Guadalupe Baptist |
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District Association and College; initially serving as vice |
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moderator and later as interim moderator, he was elected moderator |
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in 2001 and served with distinction in that role until 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Hall has served the greater community as |
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well through his involvement with the San Antonio Comprehensive |
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Nutrition Project, the annual Martin Luther King Day celebration, |
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and Genesis, a drug rehabilitation program; in addition, he is a |
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member of the Baptist Ministers Union of San Antonio and Vicinity |
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and the Educational Board of the National Baptist Convention of |
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America; and |
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WHEREAS, John Hall has enhanced the lives of countless |
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individuals during his tenure at Trinity Missionary Baptist, and he |
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may indeed reflect with joy on all he has accomplished over the |
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course of his service with the church; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend John A. Hall on his |
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50th anniversary with Trinity Missionary Baptist Church and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Reverend Hall as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |