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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church in |
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Houston are joining together on May 7, 2017, to honor Dr. Andrew M. |
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Landry Sr. for 10 years of dedicated service to that congregation; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Long affiliated with the church, Dr. Landry was |
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licensed to preach in 1993 and ordained seven years later; he was |
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appointed pastor in 2007, the same year that he earned his doctoral |
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degree in divinity from the Inter-Baptist Theological Center in |
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Houston; he also holds doctorates from the Inter-Baptist |
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Theological Seminary in Louisiana and from the Conroe Theological |
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Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Landry has served his faith in a number of |
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leadership positions, including dean for the Conroe Baptist |
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Theological Institute Houston Extension and president and dean of |
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Mt. Zion Travelers Seminary; in addition, he has been first vice |
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president of the American Progressive Baptist Association of Texas |
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and dean of the Union Baptist District Association of Texas; he has |
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also volunteered as a chaplain for the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice, and he has taught at both the Open Door Mission homeless |
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shelter and the Canal Street Apartments for low-income adults; and |
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WHEREAS, This inspiring clergyman has led Oak Hill Missionary |
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Baptist Church with conviction and compassion, and he has earned |
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the lasting respect and admiration of his congregants as well as |
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members of the greater community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Andrew M. Landry Sr. for his |
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outstanding decade-long tenure with Oak Hill Missionary Baptist |
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Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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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 Dr. Landry as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 384 was adopted by the House on |
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February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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