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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were enriched by the kindness and |
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wisdom of the Reverend Dr. Grayson Glass of Texas City, who passed |
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away on November 6, 2016, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Grayson Glass was born in Streetman on May 22, 1929, |
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to Jack and Belle Glass; an alumnus of Sweeny High School, he |
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majored in music at the University of Corpus Christi and later |
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earned a master's degree in theology from Southwestern Baptist |
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Theological Seminary; he had a fulfilling 65-year career as a |
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minister, guiding numerous congregations before assuming the |
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pulpit of the First Baptist Church of Texas City, where he enjoyed |
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an esteemed tenure until his retirement; he further distinguished |
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himself as director of missions for the Galveston Baptist |
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Association, as executive board chair of the Baptist General |
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Convention of Texas, as a member of the Home Mission Board, and as a |
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trustee of Houston Baptist University, which conferred on him an |
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honorary doctorate; and |
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WHEREAS, On September 4, 1951, Pastor Glass was joined in |
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matrimony to the former Patsy Waskow, and the couple shared six and |
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a half decades together; over the years, they were blessed with a |
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treasured family that included two daughters, Sheri Williams and |
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her husband, Tom, and Louann Graves and her husband, Thomas, as well |
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as five grandchildren, Brent Seymour, Caroline and Mitchell Graves, |
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and Brian and Denise Williams, and three great-grandchildren, |
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Grant, Savannah, and Gabrielle Williams; and |
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WHEREAS, Grayson Glass lived a caring and purposeful life |
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centered around his faith, his family, and his community, and he |
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will long be fondly remembered for his generous service to others; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Reverend |
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Dr. Grayson Glass and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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his family and to his 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 the |
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Reverend Dr. Grayson Glass. |