ENROLLED Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2012 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 118 BY REPRESENTATIVE KATRINA JACKSON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON To commend Pastor Ronnie L. Traylor upon his ninth anniversary as pastor of the Marion Missionary Baptist Church in Marion, Louisiana. WHEREAS, Pastor Traylor is the son of J.W. Traylor and Mr. Hardy and Dorothy Traylor Staten; he was born in Monroe, Louisiana, where he has lived and worked throughout his entire life; and WHEREAS, Pastor Traylor accepted the call to preach the Gospel at the age of twenty-eight and was ordained one year later; and WHEREAS, Pastor Traylor served faithfully for four years as Youth Minister at the Saint Mary Baptist Church in Monroe before graciously moving to the Marion Missionary Baptist Church to serve as Under Shepherd; and WHEREAS, in his nine productive and dutiful years at Marion Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Traylor has helped to increase his church's membership by more than two hundred individuals; and WHEREAS, in 2006, Pastor Traylor founded R.L. Traylor Ministries, Inc., which oversees the P.R.O.M.I.S.E. Food Pantry, which provides food to more than two hundred families in need each month; and WHEREAS, Pastor Traylor is a devoted father to three wonderful children, Ariadne Tamar, Rondarius Lamar, and Rontarius Jamar Traylor; and WHEREAS, Pastor Ronnie L. Traylor merits a sincere measure of commendation for his faithful and committed service to God and the members of the Marion Missionary Baptist Church. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Pastor Ronnie L. Traylor upon his ninth anniversary as pastor of the Marion ENROLLEDHCR NO. 118 Page 2 of 2 Missionary Baptist Church in Marion, Louisiana, does hereby recognize the spiritual leadership, inspiration, and guidance that he provides to his church and community, and does hereby wish him full measures of success and happiness in the years to come. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Pastor Ronnie L. Traylor. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE