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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Pastor Robbie Keith Caldwell has served as a source |
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of guidance and inspiration to countless people over the course of |
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his 50 years in the clergy; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Gilmer, Robbie Caldwell first entered |
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the ministry while attending Jacksonville College in the fall of |
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1966; he graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a |
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bachelor's degree in political science and speech before studying |
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at a seminary; and |
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WHEREAS, Since delivering his first sermon in 1966, Pastor |
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Caldwell has served as a dynamic minister of the gospel for the |
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Baptist Missionary Association; he has preached at churches in |
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Nacogdoches, Pittsburg, Ore City, Crockett, and Terrell, and for |
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the past 25 years, he has led the congregation of New Harmony |
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Baptist Church in Tyler; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his service in the pulpit, Pastor |
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Caldwell has benefited the Baptist Missionary Association as its |
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state president and as a member of several of its national boards; |
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he has also taken part in mission trips to Africa, South America, |
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and Eastern Europe, overseen mission and seminary training, and |
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helped lead state conventions; moreover, he is still called to |
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officiate at weddings and funerals in churches he pastored years |
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previously; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman has been active in his |
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community as well, serving as president of booster clubs, helping |
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out with charity drives, and attending to the needs of others |
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wherever possible; he is supported in all his endeavors by his wife, |
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Janice, with whom he has shared 49 years, and their two children, |
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Jason and April; and |
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WHEREAS, Robbie Caldwell has long exemplified the highest |
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standards of his vocation, and he has earned the lasting respect and |
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admiration of all who have witnessed his example of spiritual |
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leadership and devotion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Pastor Robbie Keith Caldwell on his 50 years in |
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the ministry and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success with his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pastor Caldwell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 114 was adopted by the House on |
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April 6, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 114 was adopted by the Senate on |
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April 11, 2017, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |