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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Fort Worth lost an esteemed spiritual |
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and civic leader with the passing of the Reverend Dr. Cedric Deon |
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Britt of Mount Gilead Baptist Church on March 13, 2009, at the age |
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of 56; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 29, 1952, to Samuel and Willie Pearl |
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Chambers Britt in Dallas, Cedric Britt graduated from Lincoln High |
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School and discovered his calling to the ministry at the age of 17; |
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he served as pastor of Koinonia Baptist Church in Indiana for four |
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years and came to Fort Worth in 1979 to preach at historic Mount |
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Gilead; his inspired work in leading the church made him one of the |
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most respected ministers in the area, and he was renowned for his |
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intellect and his masterful skill as an orator; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Britt earned his bachelor's degree at Bishop |
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College and graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological |
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Seminary; he was the recipient of an honorary doctorate of divinity |
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and studied at Regent's Park College at the University of Oxford; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This influential pastor involved himself locally |
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with numerous community and religious organizations, including the |
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Baptist Ministers Union, the Interdenominational Ministers |
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Alliance of Fort Worth, and the Citizens and Minority Business |
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Leaders of Tarrant County, and he served as president of the Fort |
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Worth chapter of People United to Save Humanity; at the regional and |
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national levels, Dr. Britt served as a member of the board for the |
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National Baptist Congress of Christian Workers and for Rotary |
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International, and he associated himself in various capacities with |
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the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education, the |
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Progressive National Baptist Convention, USA, and the Southern |
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Baptist Convention; for the past 13 years, he preached at the |
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National Baptist Convention of America, and he was life member of |
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the NAACP; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated family man, Dr. Britt enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, the former Joyce Hall, in all of his |
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endeavors; the couple shared 31 rewarding years of marriage and |
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became the parents of two children, Karen Britt and Cedric Deon |
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Britt, Jr., who preceded his father in death; and |
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WHEREAS, The Reverend Cedric Britt dedicated his life to his |
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faith and his family, and he leaves behind a legacy that will |
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continue to inspire all those who were privileged to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Reverend Dr. |
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Cedric Deon Britt and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Joyce Britt; to his daughter, Karen Alexandria |
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Britt; to his mother, Willie Pearl Britt; to his brother, Samuel C. |
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Britt; to his mother-in-law, Margie Hall; and to his other |
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relatives and many friends; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Reverend |
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Britt. |
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Veasey |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1258 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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