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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Fellowship of Enlightenment in |
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Houston are gathering on February 26, 2017, to honor Phyllis |
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Kennedy on her retirement as minister of music for that |
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congregation; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Milwaukee, Phyllis Kennedy has devoted |
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herself to her faith throughout her life; at the age of just 16, she |
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became the choir director of New Community Baptist Church in |
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Houston, where her father, the Reverend L. A. Kennedy, served as |
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pastor, and she went on to earn a bachelor's degree in divinity; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Kennedy has built an accomplished career in |
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music ministry that has spanned more than four decades; over the |
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years, she has distinguished herself by organizing the New Children |
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of Christ choir and founding the All Nations in Praise and |
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Impartation conferences; moreover, she has released several |
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well-received albums, including I Am Determined, Gotta Keep on |
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Moving, and It's a Good Day, and collaborated with such prominent |
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gospel artists as Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, and Donnie |
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McClurkin; also known for her skills as a writer, she has authored |
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two books, She Just Wanted to Preach and My Morning Worship and |
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Meditation, as well as several plays; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Kennedy is blessed with |
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the love and encouragement of a fine family, including her two |
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daughters, LeKesha Garrett and her husband, Rod, and Airika Glaude |
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and her husband, Curry, and her four grandchildren, Mia, Myles, |
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Steven, and Kyren; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her tenure, this esteemed clergy member |
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has demonstrated a wholehearted commitment to her calling, using |
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music to greatly inspire the congregation of the Fellowship of |
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Enlightenment and the wider community of faith, and she may reflect |
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with pride on her achievements as she embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Phyllis Kennedy on her retirement |
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as minister of music from the Fellowship of Enlightenment and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness and |
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fulfillment; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Kennedy as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |