82R5779 JNC-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 157
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Reverend John E. Fields of First Shiloh
Missionary Baptist Church in Houston is serving as Pastor of the Day
for the Texas House of Representatives on January 27, 2011; and
WHEREAS, A Bayou City native, Reverend Fields received a
Worthing Scholarship on his graduation from M. C. Williams High
School; he interned in Washington, D.C., with Congressman Bill
Archer and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Dillard
University; today, he is continuing his studies at the graduate
level; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Fields worked as minister of Christian
education at St. Luke Church and as pastor of Center Union Baptist
Church in Wharton before joining First Shiloh Missionary Baptist
Church, where he has wholeheartedly committed his talents and
energies to serving his congregants and members of the greater
Fifth Ward community; and
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Pastor Fields has been
blessed with the support of a loving family that includes his wife,
Tammy, and his four daughters; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Fields is an outstanding preacher and
community leader, and through the years he has inspired countless
Texans with his message of faith and goodwill; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby express its sincere appreciation to the Reverend
John E. Fields for his service as Pastor of the Day and extend to him
warmest best wishes for continued success and fulfillment in his
ministry; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Reverend Fields as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.