| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 108 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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| 6 | 6 | | memories of Bishop Othoe Stegall of Lubbock, who passed away on |
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| 7 | 7 | | February 17, 2009, at the age of 85; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A native of Afton, Bishop Stegall was born on |
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| 9 | 9 | | October 25, 1923, to Lee Franklin and Alice Ash Stegall; he served |
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| 10 | 10 | | his country with distinction during World War II as a member of the |
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| 11 | 11 | | U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Squadron; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Following his military service, Bishop Stegall was |
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| 13 | 13 | | self-employed with an automotive upholstery business until 1950, |
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| 14 | 14 | | when he became an ordained minister; he was licensed to preach by |
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| 15 | 15 | | the Church of God at the age of 25, and in 1954 he was ordained as a |
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| 16 | 16 | | bishop; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Stegall shared his spiritual guidance with |
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| 18 | 18 | | churches in Stephenville, Brownfield, Sweetwater, Dallas and Fort |
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| 19 | 19 | | Worth, and Paris; he was pastor at Paris Church of God from 1960 |
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| 20 | 20 | | until 1974 and later served as interim pastor for Pathway Church of |
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| 21 | 21 | | God; throughout his ministerial career, he inspired his |
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| 22 | 22 | | congregations with his leadership, faith, and vision; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, he was married to his wife, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Pearl, for more than half a century, and together they raised three |
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| 25 | 25 | | children, David, Sue, and Pat; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Othoe Stegall will be deeply missed, but he leaves |
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| 27 | 27 | | behind a legacy that will forever be treasured by all those who |
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| 28 | 28 | | shared in the richness of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | hereby pay tribute to the life of Bishop Othoe Stegall and extend |
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| 31 | 31 | | deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Pearl |
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| 32 | 32 | | Stegall; to his children, David Stegall and his wife, Anita, Sue |
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| 33 | 33 | | Boyd and her husband, Foy, and Pat Byas and her husband, Gerald; to |
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| 34 | 34 | | his grandchildren, Sharee and Jacky Howard, Alice Byas, and Shanna |
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| 35 | 35 | | and Chris Whitney; to his great-grandchildren, Baylee, Wade, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | Harlee Whitney and Lexi Howard; to his brother, Henry Rollins, Jr.; |
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| 37 | 37 | | to his sister, Mary Curby; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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| 38 | 38 | | and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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| 42 | 42 | | Bishop Othoe Stegall. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Homer |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 108 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 108 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 51 | 51 | | rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 54 | 54 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Date |
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| 56 | 56 | | __________________ |
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| 57 | 57 | | Governor |
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