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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 23
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In Memory |
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of |
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Justice C. Anderson |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Fort Worth in mourning the loss of Justice C. |
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Anderson, who died December 29, 2012, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Justice Anderson was born February 13, 1929, in |
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Bay City; he attended Baylor University and married Mary Ann |
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Elmore while they were both students; he earned degrees in |
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English literature and history before receiving a master of |
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divinity degree and a doctoral degree in theology from |
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Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Anderson and his wife served as missionaries |
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in Argentina from 1959 to 1974, during which time he was a |
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professor of church history and homiletics at the International |
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Baptist Theological Seminary in Buenos Aires and president of the |
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Argentine Baptist Mission; his three-volume Historia de los |
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Bautistas, the Spanish-language Baptist history published in |
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1990, is used in seminaries around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, He returned to the United States in 1974 and |
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joined the faculty of the Southwestern Baptist Theological |
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Seminary as the George W. Bottoms Professor of Missions; in 1980, |
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he founded the World Missions Center at the seminary, where he |
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taught future missionaries between his many travels; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, his ability to strike the delicate |
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balance between theological excellence and practical ministry had |
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a profound effect on countless young ministerial students; and |
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WHEREAS, As a missionary, Justice Anderson visited more |
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than 60 countries and survived several government coups; a man of |
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courage, strength, and compassion, he will be remembered for his |
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deep and abiding faith, his supportive nature, and his enthusiasm |
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for living each day to the fullest; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his |
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family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Justice C. Anderson; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Justice C. Anderson. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 23, 2013, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |