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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Pastor Dave Welch; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Dave Welch was the founder and executive |
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director of the Houston Area Pastor Council, the Texas Pastor |
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Council, and the United States Pastor Council; for four decades, |
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he held leadership positions at notable religious organizations, |
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including roles as founding executive director of the Christian |
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Coalition of Washington, national field director of the |
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Christian Coalition, and executive director of Vision America; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Houston Area Pastor Council was launched |
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under the guidance of Pastor Welch in 2003, and it has grown to |
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involve more than three hundred pastors; it has been used in |
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cities throughout the nation as a model for the grassroots |
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development of interracial, interdenominational teams of pastors |
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who are mutually committed to promoting Biblical principles in |
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the home, the church, and the community through ministry in their |
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local churches; and |
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WHEREAS, Pastor Welch served at the forefront of |
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interactions between the church and members of government at the |
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city, state, and national levels; many leaders in Texas |
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government, including state senators and the lieutenant |
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governor, worked with Pastor Welch for the better part of two |
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decades, and his commitment to faith, family, and freedom |
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reflected the highest ideals of the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Dave grew up in a patriotic working-class family |
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in the State of Washington; he was ordained by Grace |
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International, and he was a licensed minister with the Church of |
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God in Christ; he and his wife, Valerie, were married for 42 |
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years, and they were blessed with six children and twenty |
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grandchildren, who enriched their lives immeasurably; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Pastor Dave Welch; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Pastor Dave Welch. |