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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. John E. Cameron Sr. is marking his 45th |
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anniversary as pastor of Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in |
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Jackson, Mississippi, in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the clergy for more than six decades, |
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Dr. Cameron earned his theology degree from the American Baptist |
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Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, and he holds an |
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honorary doctor of divinity degree from Rust College; long involved |
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in social activism, he worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
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on a voter registration drive, and documents regarding his |
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accomplishments during the civil rights era are housed at Tougaloo |
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College and the University of Southern Mississippi; he traveled to |
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Washington, D.C., to provide briefings on African American matters |
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during four presidential administrations; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Cameron has received numerous |
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accolades, among them the Medgar Evers Award, the Pearl River Basin |
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Development District Service Award, and the 2013 Fannie Lou Hamer |
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Humanitarian Award; he was a colonel on the staff of former |
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Mississippi governor Cliff Finch, and he served as coordinator of |
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youth affairs by gubernatorial appointment; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his notable tenure, Dr. Cameron has |
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wholeheartedly committed his talents and energies to serving the |
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congregation of Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, and his |
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leadership has provided valued inspiration and guidance to his |
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community of faith; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. John E. Cameron Sr. on his 45th |
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pastoral anniversary and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Cameron as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Thompson of Harris |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Herrero |
Phelan |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Howard |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Riddle |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rinaldi |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Burns |
Keough |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Romero, Jr. |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spitzer |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Springer |
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Deshotel |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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Dutton |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Elkins |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Faircloth |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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Fallon |
Menéndez |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Frullo |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Galindo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 685 was adopted by the House on February |
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25, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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