HLS 20RS-1363 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 29
BY REPRESENTATIVE JENKINS
CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of pastor and civil rights activist
Reverend Doctor Harry Blake
1 A RESOLUTION
2To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of pastor and
3 civil rights activist Reverend Doctor Harry Blake.
4 WHEREAS, during Reverend Blake's eighty-five eventful years on earth, he
5maintained that he planned the stages of his life; his journey took him from the cotton fields
6in northeast Louisiana to the mission fields in Shreveport; he spent four years planning civil
7rights protests with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and assisting Dr. King's staff; and
8 WHEREAS, Reverend Blake's work during the civil rights movement resulted in his
9being beaten to near the point of death and arrested; nonetheless, he continued his work,
10taking on pastoral responsibilities at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church in Shreveport, where he
11remained for fifty-two years, stepping down in 2018; and
12 WHEREAS, in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reverend Blake regrettably fell
13extremely ill with the novel coronavirus and ultimately took his final rest; Harry Blake was
14undeniably a driven man who worked to ensure basic civil liberties in the United States, and
15devoted a great portion of his time and efforts to his community as a pastor; he will be
16deeply missed by his family as well as those he served while pastor of Mt. Canaan Baptist
17Church.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
19Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express heartfelt condolences upon the death of pastor
20and civil rights activist Reverend Doctor Harry Blake and does hereby extend hopes and
21wishes that the family and friends of Harry Blake may find comfort in his memory.
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HR NO. 29
1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
2family of Reverend Doctor Harry Blake.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 29 Original 2020 Regular Session Jenkins
Expresses condolences upon the death of civil rights activist and pastor, Reverend Doctor
Harry Blake.
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