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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Dr. Edwin Earl Favors of Dallas on April |
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5, 2021, at the age of 46; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 26, 1975, Edwin Favors was the son |
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of Debra Hall and her husband, Jerry, and Marvis Favors and his |
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wife, Pat, and he was the brother of two sisters, Lorieann and |
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NiKeisha; at the age of 13, he began teaching youth at Faithful |
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Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas; he earned his bachelor's |
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degree at Howard Payne University, and while in Brownwood, he |
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worked as a disc jockey at a Christian music station, taught music |
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and chorus at Brownwood Intermediate School, and served as minister |
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of music for Living Word Church and Greater Faith Community Church, |
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where he became senior associate pastor; moreover, he traveled the |
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world with the Howard Payne A Cappella Choir and Heritage Singers; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Favors returned to Dallas in 2000 and served at |
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his home church while teaching music, choir, and seventh-grade |
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reading in the DeSoto Independent School District; following two |
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years in full-time ministry, he taught at Clay Academy and then |
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rejoined DeSoto ISD as a director of general and choral music |
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activities; he went on to fill a similar role at Seagoville and |
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Billy Earl Dade Middle Schools in Dallas ISD; in 2002, he |
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established Praise Fellowship Church, and he was also the founder |
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of Switching Systems Independent Ministries and Churches and |
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oversaw the SALTT religious radio and television stations; |
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furthermore, he was executive chef and CEO of Praise Fellowship |
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Catering; he earned a master's degree in educational administration |
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and a doctoral degree in organizational leadership from Grand |
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Canyon University; in all his endeavors, he was supported by the |
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love and encouragement of his wife, Pastor Ellyn Nicole Neal |
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Favors; he was preceded in death by their daughter, Ellysabeth; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Edwin Favors is deeply missed, memories of |
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his great devotion to his family and his faith remain to comfort and |
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inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Edwin Earl Favors |
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and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; 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 Dr. Edwin |
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Earl Favors. |
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Sherman, Sr. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 927 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 8, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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