H.R. No. 1024
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The dedication of Hoise Bell Chapel in Forest Hill
provides a fitting occasion on which to pay tribute to this esteemed
clergyman; and
WHEREAS, A native of Caldwell, Reverend Bell was born in 1930
and graduated from Stafford High School in Italy, Texas; he joined
the U.S. Army and served his country in the Vietnam and Korean Wars,
earning the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his valiant actions;
and
WHEREAS, During a distinguished 26-year tenure in the
military, Reverend Bell served as a teacher at the Officer
Candidate School in Fort Benning, Georgia, and as an instructor of
military science at The University of Texas at Arlington; he
pursued his own higher education in California at the University of
Menlo Park, and in the Lone Star State at Central Texas College and
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; for many years, he
taught military science in the Junior ROTC Program at MacArthur
High School in Irving; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Bell began his pastoral work at New Hope
Baptist Church in Seaside, California; he went on to lead St. John
Baptist Church in Smith, Alabama, and New Hope Baptist Church in
Irving before joining Berea Baptist Church in Forest Hill; for 26
years, he committed himself to serving the latter congregation, and
during that time he established five ministries in an effort to
inspire spiritual growth; and
WHEREAS, Hoise Bell has long been a blessing in the lives of
others, and the chapel named for him will serve as an inspiring
reminder of the many good works and deeds that one person can
accomplish; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Pastor Emeritus Hoise Bell of Berea
Baptist Church on the dedication of the Hoise Bell Chapel and extend
to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Pastor Bell as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Veasey
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1024 was adopted by the House on April
7, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House