H.R. No. 513
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Parishioners of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San
  Antonio are joining together on February 20, 2009, for their 18th
  annual Mardi Gras celebration; and
         WHEREAS, Established in 1901 through the efforts of the
  Reverend A. J. Dumolin, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church first served
  as a home for elderly, needy, and orphaned African Americans in the
  community; the institution became a day school in 1906 and
  continued to grow through the years, adding a credit union in 1950
  and a new convent in 1960; later, the Sisters of Mercy operated a
  community clinic from the facility; and
         WHEREAS, In 1979, Holy Redeemer was reinstated as a parish,
  and today it remains the only predominantly African American
  Catholic church in the Alamo City; in recent years, members
  celebrated the completion of a new sanctuary, which was dedicated
  by the Archbishop Jose Gomez in May 2006; and
         WHEREAS, This house of worship has been blessed with a number
  of notable priests through the years; members are currently led by
  Father Kevin Fausz, who has provided able guidance over the course
  of his tenure; and
         WHEREAS, For more than a century, Holy Redeemer Catholic
  Church has been a source of strength and inspiration to those who
  have worshipped there, and it stands as a tribute to the faith and
  dedication of its members, both past and present, who have devoted
  their time, prayers, and resources to ensure its continued
  existence; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby honor Holy Redeemer Catholic Church on its 18th
  annual Mardi Gras celebration and that all those associated with
  this fine institution be extended sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the church 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. 513 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House