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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Dr. Pauline J. |
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Harris-Haynes has served as the minister of music at the Greater New |
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Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Texarkana, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to join the congregation in paying tribute to this |
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dedicated volunteer; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Harris-Haynes holds a bachelor's degree from |
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Bishop College, a master's degree from East Texas State University, |
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and an honorary doctoral degree from United Theological Seminary in |
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Monroe, Louisiana; she spent over 30 years in education, teaching |
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music and business courses, before she retired from the Texarkana |
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Independent School District; she is now the proprietor of Haynes |
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Mortuary, Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Dr. Harris-Haynes has been a |
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musician at churches in Dallas and Houston, as well as several in |
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Texarkana and the surrounding areas, and she is also the secretary |
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of the board of trustees of the Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist |
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Church; moreover, she has been involved with the Texarkana Chamber |
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of Commerce, the YWCA, the Texas State Teachers Association, and |
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many other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, A noted civic leader and cherished friend, Dr. |
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Harris-Haynes has devoted her time and talents to her community, |
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and her compassion and generosity are an inspiration to all who are |
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privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Pauline J. Harris-Haynes for her |
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commitment to the Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and |
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the community as a whole and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and 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. Harris-Haynes as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |