H.R. No. 1019
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, On February 25, 2017, the Reverend Jennifer
Brooke-Davidson became the first woman elected bishop in the
Episcopal Diocese of West Texas; and
WHEREAS, The election was held during the 113th annual
Diocesan Council in Corpus Christi; Reverend Brooke-Davidson is
scheduled to be ordained on July 29, 2017, as the diocese's sixth
bishop suffragan, a role in which she will serve alongside the
diocesan bishop, the Right Reverend David M. Reed; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from Fuller Theological Seminary
with a degree in leadership and theology, Jennifer Brooke-Davidson
received her ordination as a priest in 2009; she went on to serve as
the assistant rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Wimberley
from 2009 to 2011 and subsequently began her tenure as vicar of
St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church in Buda; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Brooke-Davidson holds a history degree
from Yale University and a law degree from The University of Texas
at Austin, and before entering the ministry, she practiced
commercial financial law for 12 years; in all her endeavors, she is
blessed with the love and support of her husband of more than a
quarter century, Carrick Brooke-Davidson, and their daughters,
Emma and Kate; and
WHEREAS, During her notable career in the clergy, the
Reverend Jennifer Brooke-Davidson has demonstrated her strong
faith and steadfast commitment to the service of others, and her
spiritual guidance and leadership are certain to benefit countless
people in her new role with the Diocese of West Texas; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend Jennifer
Brooke-Davidson on her election as bishop suffragan of the
Episcopal Diocese of West Texas and extend to her sincere best
wishes for continued success and fulfillment in her new post; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Bishop-elect Brooke-Davidson as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1019 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House