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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 147
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WHEREAS, Bobby Glenn Tucker marked his 50th anniversary in |
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the ministry on July 29, 2017, at his home church, Rose Hill |
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Baptist Church near Mineola; and |
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WHEREAS, Now the associate pastor of Antioch Baptist |
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Church in Conway, Arkansas, Bobby Tucker attended Rose Hill |
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Baptist as a boy; called to the ministry when he was only 12, he |
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delivered his first sermon the following year, and as a |
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14-year-old, he conducted his first wedding service, for his |
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sister, Betty Gamble, and her husband, Tom; as a teen, he found |
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many opportunities to preach and minister in Wood County, even |
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filling in while Hainesville Baptist Church was without a pastor |
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for more than a year; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Tucker graduated from Mineola High School |
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in 1973 and traveled extensively as Texas FFA president and national |
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FFA president before going on to attend Texas A&M University; as |
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a student, he was active in reviving the college ministry at |
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Beacon Baptist Church in Bryan, and after graduating in 1979, he |
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entered the Baptist Missionary Association and served as a youth |
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minister at Farley Street Baptist Church in Waxahachie; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in his career, this esteemed clergyman served |
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as youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas; |
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he worked for the state Baptist Missionary Association and then |
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accepted a position in the youth department for the national |
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association, based in Texarkana; returning to Texas A&M University |
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around the turn of the century, he completed his master's degree |
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while also serving as an assistant director of student activities |
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and advisor to the student government association; subsequently, |
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he was director of the Association of Baptist Students for a |
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number of years; he then worked briefly in Washington, D.C., |
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before joining Antioch Baptist in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a half century, Pastor Tucker |
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has set an inspiring example of faith in action, and countless |
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are those who have benefited from his guidance, wise counsel, and |
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able leadership; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Bobby Tucker |
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on his 50th anniversary in the ministry and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Pastor Tucker as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on August 15, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |