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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On February 25, 2017, the Reverend Jennifer |
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Brooke-Davidson became the first woman elected bishop in the |
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Episcopal Diocese of West Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The election was held during the 113th annual |
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Diocesan Council in Corpus Christi; Reverend Brooke-Davidson is |
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scheduled to be ordained on July 29, 2017, as the diocese's sixth |
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bishop suffragan, a role in which she will serve alongside the |
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diocesan bishop, the Right Reverend David M. Reed; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Fuller Theological Seminary |
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with a degree in leadership and theology, Jennifer Brooke-Davidson |
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received her ordination as a priest in 2009; she went on to serve as |
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the assistant rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Wimberley |
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from 2009 to 2011 and subsequently began her tenure as vicar of |
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St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church in Buda; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Brooke-Davidson holds a history degree |
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from Yale University and a law degree from The University of Texas |
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at Austin, and before entering the ministry, she practiced |
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commercial financial law for 12 years; in all her endeavors, she is |
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blessed with the love and support of her husband of more than a |
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quarter century, Carrick Brooke-Davidson, and their daughters, |
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Emma and Kate; and |
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WHEREAS, During her notable career in the clergy, the |
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Reverend Jennifer Brooke-Davidson has demonstrated her strong |
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faith and steadfast commitment to the service of others, and her |
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spiritual guidance and leadership are certain to benefit countless |
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people in her new role with the Diocese of West Texas; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend Jennifer |
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Brooke-Davidson on her election as bishop suffragan of the |
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Episcopal Diocese of West Texas and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and fulfillment in her new post; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Bishop-elect Brooke-Davidson as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |