| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2778 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Pastor John A. Hall of San Antonio died on April 18, |
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| 6 | 6 | | 2009, leaving his circle of family and friends with treasured |
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| 7 | 7 | | memories of time spent in his company; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Cuero on July 18, 1921, to Reverend and Mrs. |
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| 9 | 9 | | C. H. Hall, John Hall served his country with distinction during |
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| 10 | 10 | | World War II as a member of the U.S. Army's 304th Aviation Squadron |
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| 11 | 11 | | in the Pacific theater; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Returning stateside after the war, he earned a |
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| 13 | 13 | | bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University and went on to graduate |
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| 14 | 14 | | from Guadalupe Theological College with his doctoral degree in |
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| 15 | 15 | | divinity; he served as an instructor at that institution for more |
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| 16 | 16 | | than four decades and held the post of dean of student affairs; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, After leading the congregation of Friendship |
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| 18 | 18 | | Baptist Church in Luling, Pastor Hall was pastor of Trinity |
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| 19 | 19 | | Missionary Baptist Church in San Antonio from 1958 to 2008, and he |
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| 20 | 20 | | was honored with the title pastor emeritus; a mentor to many young |
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| 21 | 21 | | ministers, he was closely associated with the San Antonio |
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| 22 | 22 | | Comprehensive Nutrition Project, a drug rehabilitation program |
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| 23 | 23 | | named Genesis, the creation of radio, television, and video |
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| 24 | 24 | | ministries, and the establishment of a daily prayer vigil at |
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| 25 | 25 | | Trinity that has operated continuously since its inception in 1978; |
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| 26 | 26 | | his professional affiliations included the Baptist Ministers Union |
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| 27 | 27 | | of San Antonio and the National Baptist Convention of America; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, With his wife, the former Lucille Navarro, Pastor |
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| 29 | 29 | | Hall shared 30 years of marriage until the time of her passing; |
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| 30 | 30 | | fortunate to find love a second time, he and his wife, Juanita, |
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| 31 | 31 | | together enjoyed a rewarding relationship and many happy times |
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| 32 | 32 | | together; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Hall was truly a blessing in the lives of |
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| 34 | 34 | | countless people, and he will be deeply missed by all those who were |
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| 35 | 35 | | fortunate enough to share in his love and friendship; now, |
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| 36 | 36 | | therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Pastor John A. Hall |
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| 39 | 39 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 40 | 40 | | wife, Juanita Hall; to his daughter, Mary Ellen Hall Davis; to his |
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| 41 | 41 | | granddaughter, Sherice Williams; to his great-granddaughter, |
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| 42 | 42 | | Thelma; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Hall. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Farias |
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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. 2778 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 50 | 50 | | rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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