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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Amarillo lost one of its most |
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influential civic and religious leaders with the passing of |
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Dr. Winfred Moore on May 8, 2015, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 15, 1920, Winfred Moore was a |
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native of Tennessee, where he attended Lambuth College, George |
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Peabody University, and Union University; while studying at the |
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latter institution, he met his future wife, Elizabeth, and the |
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couple ultimately shared a rewarding 71-year marriage and became |
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the parents of three children, Fred, Anne, and Maria; and |
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WHEREAS, Called to the ministry at 19 years of age, this |
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dedicated pastor went on to lead congregations in Tennessee, |
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Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama before joining First Baptist Church |
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Amarillo in 1959; he guided the church for the next three decades, |
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making a positive difference in the lives of countless area |
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residents; renowned for his powerful sermons, he was equally |
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admired for the wise counsel he offered to those who sought his |
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advice, including everyone from First Baptist congregants to |
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individuals who contacted him from other states; he was highly |
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respected by his peers and held such important offices as president |
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of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and first vice president |
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of the Southern Baptist Convention; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his adopted hometown, Dr. Moore |
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played a prominent role in numerous organizations and initiatives, |
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including the United Way of Amarillo and Canyon, the Rotary Club of |
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Amarillo, the Ronald McDonald House, and the "Our Town" movement; |
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his stature in the city was such that he was twice named the |
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Amarillo Globe-News Man of the Year, and the chamber of commerce |
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hosted a special event in 1989 to honor him for his contributions; |
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that same year, he retired from First Baptist Church Amarillo and |
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moved to Waco to join the faculty at Baylor University; in the |
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mid-2000s, he and Mrs. Moore returned to Amarillo, and he spent the |
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last decade of his life in the city that he loved so well; and |
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WHEREAS, The "Panhandle Pastor" with the booming voice, |
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Winfred Moore served as a source of strength, wisdom, and |
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encouragement for all those who had the good fortune to know him, |
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and his outstanding record of service will continue to inspire the |
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citizens of Amarillo for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Winfred Moore and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his son, |
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Fred Moore, and his wife, Cathy; to his daughters, Anne Preston and |
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Maria Patterson; to his grandchildren, Amy Tankersley, James |
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Preston and his wife, Stacey, Trey Moore and his wife, Amanda, |
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Mollye Erickson and her husband, Jeremy, Will Patterson and his |
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wife, Melanie, and Christian Moore Patterson; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Caroline and Beck Tankersley, J. P. and Becca |
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Preston, Wils and Coulter Moore, William D. Patterson III, and |
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Hannah Patterson; to his sisters, Betty Gass and her husband, Jim, |
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and Phyllis Riley and her husband, Bud; and to his other relatives |
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and many friends; and, be 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 |
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Dr. Winfred Moore. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3312 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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