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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Pleasant Olive Missionary Baptist Church |
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in Waco are celebrating the installation of their new senior |
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pastor, the Reverend E. Shaun Williams, on June 28, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Lyndon Baines Johnson High School in |
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Austin, Reverend Williams attended Austin Community College and |
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Prairie View A&M University; after answering his call to the gospel |
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ministry, he traveled to Houston to attend the Dallas Theological |
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Seminary; he later received his bachelor's degree in business |
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management from Park University in Parkville, Missouri, and his |
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Master of Arts degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, and he is |
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currently pursuing studies in a second master's program at Liberty |
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Baptist Theological Seminary; and |
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WHEREAS, This respected clergyman was a faithful servant |
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leader of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Austin, under the pastorship |
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of his mentor and friend, Dr. G. V. Clark, and he has preached in |
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various religious circles in and around the city; he is a member of |
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the Baptist Ministers' Union of Austin and Vicinity; and |
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WHEREAS, Since coming to the congregation of Pleasant Olive, |
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Pastor Williams has dedicated himself to guiding his members with |
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thoughtful sermons and an uncompromising commitment to the |
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teachings of his faith; he is a strong advocate for missionary work, |
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education, and stewardship, and he strives to lead the church in |
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fulfilling the Great Commission of the Bible through its |
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ministries; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Pastor Williams is supported |
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by a loving family that includes his wife, Lee Lynnette Williams, |
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and their two daughters, Chandler Raye and Kennedy Lee; and |
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WHEREAS, The installation of Pastor Williams marks the |
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beginning of a momentous new chapter in the life of this notable |
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church, and members of the congregation may indeed look forward to a |
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future of meaningful fellowship under his guidance; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend E. Shaun Williams on |
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his installation as senior pastor of Pleasant Olive Missionary |
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Baptist Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pastor Williams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |