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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Countless lives were enriched by the kindness and |
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| 6 | 7 | | wisdom of the Reverend Dr. Grayson Glass of Texas City, who passed |
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| 7 | 8 | | away on November 6, 2016, at the age of 87; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Grayson Glass was born in Streetman on May 22, 1929, |
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| 9 | 10 | | to Jack and Belle Glass; an alumnus of Sweeny High School, he |
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| 10 | 11 | | majored in music at the University of Corpus Christi and later |
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| 11 | 12 | | earned a master's degree in theology from Southwestern Baptist |
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| 12 | 13 | | Theological Seminary; he had a fulfilling 65-year career as a |
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| 13 | 14 | | minister, guiding numerous congregations before assuming the |
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| 14 | 15 | | pulpit of the First Baptist Church of Texas City, where he enjoyed |
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| 15 | 16 | | an esteemed tenure until his retirement; he further distinguished |
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| 16 | 17 | | himself as director of missions for the Galveston Baptist |
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| 17 | 18 | | Association, as executive board chair of the Baptist General |
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| 18 | 19 | | Convention of Texas, as a member of the Home Mission Board, and as a |
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| 19 | 20 | | trustee of Houston Baptist University, which conferred on him an |
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| 20 | 21 | | honorary doctorate; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, On September 4, 1951, Pastor Glass was joined in |
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| 22 | 23 | | matrimony to the former Patsy Waskow, and the couple shared six and |
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| 23 | 24 | | a half decades together; over the years, they were blessed with a |
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| 24 | 25 | | treasured family that included two daughters, Sheri Williams and |
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| 25 | 26 | | her husband, Tom, and Louann Graves and her husband, Thomas, as well |
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| 26 | 27 | | as five grandchildren, Brent Seymour, Caroline and Mitchell Graves, |
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| 27 | 28 | | and Brian and Denise Williams, and three great-grandchildren, |
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| 28 | 29 | | Grant, Savannah, and Gabrielle Williams; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Grayson Glass lived a caring and purposeful life |
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| 30 | 31 | | centered around his faith, his family, and his community, and he |
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| 31 | 32 | | will long be fondly remembered for his generous service to others; |
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| 32 | 33 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Reverend |
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| 35 | 36 | | Dr. Grayson Glass and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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| 36 | 37 | | his family and to his friends; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 39 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the |
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| 40 | 41 | | Reverend Dr. Grayson Glass. |
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