81R22212 BPG-D
By: Zerwas H.R. No. 1466
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Reverend Alvertice Bowdre, Jr., has served as a
member of the Prairie View Volunteer Fire Fighting Association
since 1986, and at the age of 78, he continues to render essential
assistance; and
WHEREAS, Born in Thyatira, Mississippi, on July 21, 1930,
Alvertice Bowdre was educated in Mississippi and Texas and became
one of the first graduates of Southwestern Christian College; like
his father, he was called to the ministry, and for more than half a
century he has led Church of Christ congregations in Oklahoma,
Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas; he is currently the minister of the
Highway 6 Church of Christ in Navasota; through the years, he also
worked as a property manager and juvenile probation officer, and he
has been employed as a sales associate at Sears since 2001; and
WHEREAS, This industrious and civic-minded Texan has given
generously of his time and talents to numerous community
organizations; he participated on a committee addressing urban
renewal issues in the 1970s and has served as a 4-H Club leader and
Cub Scout master; moreover, he was the first president of his alma
mater's alumni association, and Southwestern Christian College
recognized his noteworthy contributions in 2006 by naming one of
its largest annual recruitment events Alvertice Bowdre, Jr., High
School Day; and
WHEREAS, Courageous and deeply committed to public safety,
Reverend Bowdre has earned the high admiration of his fellow
firefighters, and his skill and calm demeanor are invaluable to the
response team for the Waller-Harris Emergency Service District; the
fire fighting association accorded him its Distinguished Service
Award in 2007, and the following August it named a building in his
honor; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Bowdre has touched many lives by providing
aid, comfort, and compassion in times of distress, and his
dedication to the people of his community is a source of tremendous
inspiration to all who know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend the Reverend Alvertice Bowdre, Jr., for
his service to the Prairie View Volunteer Fire Fighting Association
and extend to him best wishes for continued success and happiness;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Reverend Bowdre as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.