84R9583 BPG-D

By: Thompson of Harris H.R. No. 685

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Dr. John E. Cameron Sr. is marking his 45th anniversary as pastor of Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2015; and

WHEREAS, A member of the clergy for more than six decades, Dr. Cameron earned his theology degree from the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, and he holds an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Rust College; long involved in social activism, he worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on a voter registration drive, and documents regarding his accomplishments during the civil rights era are housed at Tougaloo College and the University of Southern Mississippi; he traveled to Washington, D.C., to provide briefings on African American matters during four presidential administrations; and

WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Cameron has received numerous accolades, among them the Medgar Evers Award, the Pearl River Basin Development District Service Award, and the 2013 Fannie Lou Hamer Humanitarian Award; he was a colonel on the staff of former Mississippi governor Cliff Finch, and he served as coordinator of youth affairs by gubernatorial appointment; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his notable tenure, Dr. Cameron has wholeheartedly committed his talents and energies to serving the congregation of Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, and his leadership has provided valued inspiration and guidance to his community of faith; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. John E. Cameron Sr. on his 45th pastoral anniversary and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Cameron as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.