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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Hugh Dell Gatewood has distinguished herself |
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through her exemplary service as president of the Woman's Auxiliary |
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of the National Baptist Convention, USA; and |
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WHEREAS, The Woman's Auxiliary of the National Baptist |
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Convention, USA, was established to care for the needs of women |
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within the convention by promoting spiritual growth and Christian |
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education, training future leaders, and encouraging collaboration; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime member of the auxiliary, Dr. Gatewood |
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ably guided the group as its president from January 2005 to January |
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2017; prior to holding the presidency, she served as vice president |
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as well as second vice president and west region director; over the |
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years, she has also been instrumental in creating study materials |
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and Sunday school curricula, and she has represented the |
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organization at a host of international events in the Bahamas, |
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Jamaica, Europe, and Africa; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gatewood is a native of Houston and a graduate |
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of Texas Southern University; she enjoyed a rewarding career in |
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education, during which she taught at schools throughout the |
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Galveston and Houston Independent School Districts; in her free |
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time, she volunteers with the League of Women Voters and |
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Compassionate Care Hospice, and she is a speaker, lecturer, and |
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workshop presenter; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep and abiding faith, Dr. Gatewood |
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has been a congregant of Greater First Baptist Church for nearly six |
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decades; she has also benefited the Baptist community by serving at |
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the highest levels within the Woman's Auxiliary of the Lincoln |
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Southern District Association and the Woman's Auxiliary of the |
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Baptist Missionary and Education Convention of Texas, which she has |
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led for 27 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her vision, hard work, and dedication to |
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excellence, Dr. Hugh Dell Gatewood has helped advance the mission |
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of the Woman's Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention, USA, |
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and she may indeed reflect with pride on her myriad contributions to |
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that organization; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Dr. Hugh Dell |
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Gatewood on her service to the Woman's Auxiliary of the National |
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Baptist Convention, USA, and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Gatewood as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |