| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1466 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Reverend Alvertice Bowdre, Jr., has served as a |
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| 6 | 6 | | member of the Prairie View Volunteer Fire Fighting Association |
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| 7 | 7 | | since 1986, and at the age of 78, he continues to render essential |
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| 8 | 8 | | assistance; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Thyatira, Mississippi, on July 21, 1930, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Alvertice Bowdre was educated in Mississippi and Texas and became |
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| 11 | 11 | | one of the first graduates of Southwestern Christian College; like |
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| 12 | 12 | | his father, he was called to the ministry, and for more than half a |
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| 13 | 13 | | century he has led Church of Christ congregations in Oklahoma, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas; he is currently the minister of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | Highway 6 Church of Christ in Navasota; through the years, he also |
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| 16 | 16 | | worked as a property manager and juvenile probation officer, and he |
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| 17 | 17 | | has been employed as a sales associate at Sears since 2001; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, This industrious and civic-minded Texan has given |
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| 19 | 19 | | generously of his time and talents to numerous community |
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| 20 | 20 | | organizations; he participated on a committee addressing urban |
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| 21 | 21 | | renewal issues in the 1970s and has served as a 4-H Club leader and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Cub Scout master; moreover, he was the first president of his alma |
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| 23 | 23 | | mater's alumni association, and Southwestern Christian College |
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| 24 | 24 | | recognized his noteworthy contributions in 2006 by naming one of |
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| 25 | 25 | | its largest annual recruitment events Alvertice Bowdre, Jr., High |
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| 26 | 26 | | School Day; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Courageous and deeply committed to public safety, |
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| 28 | 28 | | Reverend Bowdre has earned the high admiration of his fellow |
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| 29 | 29 | | firefighters, and his skill and calm demeanor are invaluable to the |
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| 30 | 30 | | response team for the Waller-Harris Emergency Service District; the |
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| 31 | 31 | | fire fighting association accorded him its Distinguished Service |
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| 32 | 32 | | Award in 2007, and the following August it named a building in his |
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| 33 | 33 | | honor; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Bowdre has touched many lives by providing |
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| 35 | 35 | | aid, comfort, and compassion in times of distress, and his |
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| 36 | 36 | | dedication to the people of his community is a source of tremendous |
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| 37 | 37 | | inspiration to all who know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby commend the Reverend Alvertice Bowdre, Jr., for |
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| 40 | 40 | | his service to the Prairie View Volunteer Fire Fighting Association |
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| 41 | 41 | | and extend to him best wishes for continued success and happiness; |
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| 42 | 42 | | and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for Reverend Bowdre as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 45 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Zerwas |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1466 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 50 | 50 | | 27, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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