83R21230 MGR-D
By: Dutton H.R. No. 1395
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family, friends, and members of Mt. Corinth
Missionary Baptist Church in Hempstead are mourning the loss of
Pastor Lloyd Crosby, who passed away on April 3, 2013; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Phillis Wheatley High School, Lloyd
Crosby earned his bachelor's degree from Bishop College and his
master's degree from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Crosby was called to the ministry in 1970;
his career included a notable tenure with Mt. Corinth Missionary
Baptist Church, where his faith and guidance were an inspiration to
many; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his work with his congregation,
Pastor Crosby served as a chaplain with the Hempstead Police
Department, directed the Seventh Street Community Development
Corporation, and hosted Teen Talk on KPVU 91.3; he further shared
his time and expertise with the executive committee for the Prairie
View A&M University Ministers Conference and with the National
Baptist Congress of Christian Education, Texas State Missionary
Baptist Convention, and Houston Ministers Against Crime; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman was supported in all of his
endeavors by his wife, Karyn Crosby, and he took great pride in his
daughter, Lynnetia; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Lloyd Crosby lived a caring and purposeful
life, and though his death has brought great sorrow to all who knew
him, he leaves behind a legacy of good works that will long resonate
in the community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Pastor Lloyd Crosby
and extend sincere sympathy to his friends and loved ones; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Pastor
Lloyd Crosby.