H.R. No. 69
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of Latter Day Prayer Band Ministries in
Houston are paying tribute to founding pastor Mary Roberson and her
husband, Deacon Buck Roberson, at a special service on July 14,
2013; and
WHEREAS, Pastor Mary Roberson entered the ministry 37 years
ago under the leadership of the Reverend Melvin Smith of the
St. James Missionary Baptist Church; she started her own church in
her home in 1984, beginning with seven members, and over the next 29
years saw the church grow to include more than 150 congregants; and
WHEREAS, Supported every step of the way by her husband,
Pastor Roberson has developed ministries for praise and worship,
praise dance, drama, and music, and her church offers leadership
training, visits to homes and hospitals, weekly Bible study, and a
holiday food pantry; outside of church, Pastor and Deacon Roberson
are loving parents and grandparents; and
WHEREAS, These esteemed Texans have earned the lasting
respect and admiration of all who know them, and they are indeed
deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor Pastor Mary Roberson
and Deacon Buck Roberson for their service to Latter Day Prayer Band
Ministries and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Pastor and Deacon Roberson as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Bohac
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 69 was adopted by the House on July
25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House