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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and members of Mt. Corinth |
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Missionary Baptist Church in Hempstead are mourning the loss of |
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Pastor Lloyd Crosby, who passed away on April 3, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School, Lloyd |
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Crosby earned his bachelor's degree from Bishop College and his |
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master's degree from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Crosby was called to the ministry in 1970; |
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his career included a notable tenure with Mt. Corinth Missionary |
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Baptist Church, where his faith and guidance were an inspiration to |
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many; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his work with his congregation, |
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Pastor Crosby served as a chaplain with the Hempstead Police |
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Department, directed the Seventh Street Community Development |
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Corporation, and hosted Teen Talk on KPVU 91.3; he further shared |
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his time and expertise with the executive committee for the Prairie |
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View A&M University Ministers Conference and with the National |
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Baptist Congress of Christian Education, Texas State Missionary |
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Baptist Convention, and Houston Ministers Against Crime; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman was supported in all of his |
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endeavors by his wife, Karyn Crosby, and he took great pride in his |
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daughter, Lynnetia; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Lloyd Crosby lived a caring and purposeful |
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life, and though his death has brought great sorrow to all who knew |
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him, he leaves behind a legacy of good works that will long resonate |
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in the community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Pastor Lloyd Crosby |
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and extend sincere sympathy to his friends and loved ones; and, be |
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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 Pastor |
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Lloyd Crosby. |
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Miles |
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Thompson of Harris |
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McClendon |
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Turner of Harris |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1395 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on April 9, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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