SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 719
	In Memory
	of
	Dave Welch
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
	commemorates the life of Pastor Dave Welch; and
	WHEREAS, Pastor Dave Welch was the founder and executive
	director of the Houston Area Pastor Council, the Texas Pastor
	Council, and the United States Pastor Council; for four decades,
	he held leadership positions at notable religious organizations,
	including roles as founding executive director of the Christian
	Coalition of Washington, national field director of the
	Christian Coalition, and executive director of Vision America;
	and
	WHEREAS, The Houston Area Pastor Council was launched
	under the guidance of Pastor Welch in 2003, and it has grown to
	involve more than three hundred pastors; it has been used in
	cities throughout the nation as a model for the grassroots
	development of interracial, interdenominational teams of pastors
	who are mutually committed to promoting Biblical principles in
	the home, the church, and the community through ministry in their
	local churches; and
	WHEREAS, Pastor Welch served at the forefront of
	interactions between the church and members of government at the
	city, state, and national levels; many leaders in Texas
	government, including state senators and the lieutenant
	governor, worked with Pastor Welch for the better part of two
	decades, and his commitment to faith, family, and freedom
	reflected the highest ideals of the Lone Star State; and
	WHEREAS, Dave grew up in a patriotic working-class family
	in the State of Washington; he was ordained by Grace
	International, and he was a licensed minister with the Church of
	God in Christ; he and his wife, Valerie, were married for 42
	years, and they were blessed with six children and twenty
	grandchildren, who enriched their lives immeasurably; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
	family of Pastor Dave Welch; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
	memory of Pastor Dave Welch.
	Bettencourt
	Alvarado Hancock Miles
	Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
	Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
	Campbell Huffman Paxton
	Creighton Hughes Perry
	Eckhardt King Schwertner
	Flores Kolkhorst Sparks
	Hagenbuch Middleton West
	Hall Zaffirini
	Patrick, President of the Senate
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on June 1, 2025, by a
		rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate